postcard | queen victoria building

queen victoria building or qvb
{construction} 1893 – 1898
{location} site bounded by george + market + york + druitt streets
{style} federation romanesque
{material} sandstone clad walls + copper domes
{architect} george mcrae
{reason} as sydney’s central marketplace
{users} shop + office + showroom + warehouse + concert hall tenants
{heritage listing} yes
{other} in 1959 the lord mayor planned to demolish the building + build a public square but a long lease delayed these plans until restoration was decided in 1971