The Queen Victoria Building, or QVB, is an opulent Romanesque Revival shopping centre that fills the city block bordered by Druitt, George, Market and York Streets. It was built in 1898 and although threatened with demolition in the late 1950s, it reopened as an upmarket shopping centre in 1986.
Although not quite in the same league as Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, or the Victoria Quarter in Leeds, the Queen Victoria Building is one of the world’s most beautiful shopping centres. Although it is hardly a place where most backpackers come to shop, it’s a nice building to saunter through.
Free tour with the iVenture Sydney card
Free tour of the Queen Victoria Building with the iVenture Card Sydney sightseeing pass
Our address
- Address:
- 455 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
- Train Town Hall Bus 441, 442, 443, 500, 502, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 510, 515, 518, 520, L37, M50, M52, X00, X04, X06, X15, X18
- Telephone (02) 9265 6800
- Website www.qvb.com.au
- Admission free Tours $15, free with Sydney iVenture Card
- Open Mon–Sat 9am–6pm, Sun 11am–5pm
kwakseongjin,
20 Jan 2024
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jamejiw,
05 May 2023
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Kamlesh,
14 Dec 2022
Grand old edifice with high shopping brands
Tanja,
30 Sep 2019
Wonderful old building, every full hour watch the castle on the third floor
Hana,
30 Aug 2019
Historic building , a must visit
Henry,
13 Mar 2019
An amazing place to visit and shopping, this building has its own historical tasty. But you can find many different shops inside, so it combines with the modern and the ancient's beauty. Must go
Soya,
19 Feb 2019
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Sabrina,
07 Feb 2019
historic department store/arcade, worth visit!
YL,
28 Jan 2019
Beautiful QVB in Sydney. Nice place to shop
Maya,
06 Jan 2019
Outside of the building and inside is pretty but shopping is ok
Justinian,
01 Jan 2019
Sehr schön. Leider waren viele Geschäfte geschlossen.
Hidetaka,
08 Dec 2018
Architecturally beautiful shopping mall in the middle of the city. Many local and international stores. Good for shopping but also people-watching.
Ben,
13 Nov 2018
The QVB is a grand 19th century Romanesque style building. It was once a marketplace but now functions as one of Sydney's more renowned boutique shopping malls.
Hidetaka,
10 Nov 2018
Architecturally beautiful shopping middle in a middle of the city. Many local and international stores. Good for shopping but also people watching.
J,
25 Oct 2018
Good for shopping and photos, but avoid the cafés here
Lívia,
09 Jun 2018
Linda arquitetura, construção de 1898. Vale uma visita! Tem conexão com outro shopping.
Sam,
02 Apr 2018
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Rizwan,
18 Mar 2018
Ambiance of building is quite historic and a happening place due to adjacent with Town Hall station.
Fatma,
24 Oct 2017
Cozy historical building with unique stores
Ben,
17 Aug 2017
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Ahdab,
03 Aug 2017
What a charming building ❤️
Jo,
18 Jul 2017
Die schönste Einkaufsmall, die ich je gesehen habe. Ein Muss in Sydney.
Essa,
07 Jul 2017
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Nao,
12 Mar 2017
19世紀に建てられた建築物を改装・修復してショッピングモールとして1986年に再生。ステンドグラスや吹き抜けに設置された大きな釣り時計が本当に素晴らしい。楽しくショッピングやお食事ができます。有名なチョコレート屋さん(Haigh's Chocolates)も正面入口付近にありますよ。
Lama,
18 Feb 2017
Amazing building and architecture 😍
Namhee,
01 Feb 2017
Reminiscence of British architecture in the heart of Sydney. A wide variety of shops of different price ranges.
Alo,
13 Dec 2016
Awesome vintage style shops with Xmas atmosphere.
Léna,
27 Nov 2016
That mall is everything! Love shopping even more
Ab,
06 Oct 2016
Beautiful historical building. Shops aren't particularly attractive to us but worth a visit.
Teddy,
28 Sep 2016
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