Queen Victoria Building Sydney, Shopping Arcade, QVB Sydney

Sydney’s Queen Victoria building has stood majestically for over 120 years. The QVB's Romanesque style of architecture stands as a testament to the level of detail and craftsmanship of a by gone era.

The heritage listed Queen Victoria Building stands three stories tall, with it’s great central dome rising 60 metres into the air, which stood proud against the late 19th century Sydney skyline. In this video we explore why there were repeated calls for the Queen Victoria Building shopping arcade’s demolition in the 1950s and 60s.

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00:30 Sydney Central Markets
01:53 Queen Victoria Building Design
04:21 Building Refurbishment in 1918
05:42 Calls for the building to be demolished 1950s and 60s
06:37 Building restoration in the 1980s