Sydney
With a metropolitan area population of over 4 million inhabitants, Sydney is the largest city in Australia and the capital of Australia's New South Wales state. The city lies on Australia's south-east coast and was founded in 1788 by Arthur Phillip, initially as a British penal colony. Prior to the arrival of the British the area had been inhabited by Aborigenes for at least 30000 years.
Nowadays Sydney is a prosperous city and a tourist magnet, with the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge being its most well known landmarks. The metropolitan area of Sydney extends over many bays rivers and inlets. The centre of Sydney is dominated by the Central Business Distric (CBD), an area with many tall skyscrapers.
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21 photos of the Sydney Opera House, the most famous landmark of the city
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16 photos of skylines of Sydney
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32 photos of the central business district of Sydney, the main commercial area of the city with many skyscrapers
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20 photos of Sydney at night
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19 photos of Hyde park, a large park in Sydney
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10 photos of the royal botanic gardens in Sydney, containing a large number of plant and tree species
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25 photos of Darling Harbour, a once moribund industrial docks area converted into a recreational and business centre
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13 photos of the bay of Sydney and of the Harbour Bridge
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9 photos of the Rocks, the historical area of Sydney, where the town was initially founded in 1788
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Gallery with all images
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