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Hyde Park Barracks vs Sydney Opera House
Both are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Sydney Opera House is preferred by most reviewers compared to Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Sydney Opera House has a TripExpert Score of 97 with accolades from 9 reviews like The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Fodor'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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Travel + Leisure
"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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Sydney Opera House
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Bennelong Point Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
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"Sydney's most famous landmark (listed as a World Heritage site in 2007) had such a long and troubled construction phase that it's almost a miracle that the building was ever completed."
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"A cutting-edge array of musical and dance performances are on view at the six indoor theaters."
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"Overcome with admiration for the Sydney Opera House, notable architect Louis Kahn said, ‘The sun did not know how beautiful its light was until it was reflected off this building.’."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"The Sydney Opera House and its signature silhouette symbolizes modern Australia."
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Afar Magazine
"If possible, grab tickets to see the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Opera Australia, Sydney Symphony Orchestra or The Australian Ballet."
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