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Hyde Park Barracks vs Elizabeth Bay House
Both are praised by professional travelers. Overall, Hyde Park Barracks Museum is the choice of most writers compared to Elizabeth Bay House. Hyde Park Barracks Museum ranks #9 in Sydney with accolades from 6 reviews like Fodor's, Afar Magazine and Frommer's.
Hyde Park Barracks
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Hyde Park Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
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Fodor's
"Macquarie was determined to establish law and order, and in 1819 he commissioned convict-architect Francis Greenway to design this restrained, classically Georgian-style building."
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Lonely Planet
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"Convict architect Francis Greenway designed this squarish, decorously Georgian structure (1819) as convict quarters."
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Afar Magazine
"The barracks now operate as a museum as part of the city's Historic Houses Trust."
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"Australia’s bleak history as a penal colony comes to vivid life inside this historic site, where convict men and boys were housed once they arrived in the city."
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"On a sunny day the courtyard tables of the Hyde Park Barracks Café provide one of the city's finest places to enjoy an outdoor lunch or morning or afternoon tea."
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Elizabeth Bay House
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Seven Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales 2011
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"Much of this densely populated but still-charming harborside suburb was originally part of the extensive Elizabeth Bay House grounds."
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"Completed in 1839 for Colonial Secretary Alexander Macleay, this elegant neoclassical mansion by architect John Verge was one of the finest houses in the colony (and still is)."
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Fodor's
"The most striking feature is an oval-shaped salon with a winding staircase, naturally lighted by glass panels in the domed roof. The view from the front-facing windows across Elizabeth Bay is stunning."
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Time Out
"The beautiful house (now run by the Historic Houses Trust) still breathes noblesse, wealth and good taste. Rooms are furnished as they would have been in its heyday."
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Frommer's
"Perched on a headland with some of the best harbor views in Sydney, this colonial mansion was built in 1835 and was considered “the finest house in the colony"
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