Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is made up of a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district.
An aerial view of Darling Harbour and its surrounds, looking east
Darling Harbour as an industrial port in 1900
Redevelopment and urban renewal of the area in the early 1980s
The heritage listed Pyrmont Bridge spans the width of the harbour
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km from the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2023 was 5,450,496, which is about 66% of the state's population. The city's nicknames include the "Emerald City" and the "Harbour City".
Image: Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge Dusk (2) 2019 06 21
Image: Sydney (AU), Queen Victoria Building 2019 3580 (cropped) 2
Image: University of Sydney's Main Quadrangle
Image: Bondi 1
