Queen Victoria Building

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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

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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

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  • kwakseongjin, 20 Jan 2024


    화장실은 2층 끝에 위치함.

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  • jamejiw, 05 May 2023


    พากันเสียตังอีกละ

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  • Kamlesh, 14 Dec 2022


    Grand old edifice with high shopping brands

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  • Tanja, 30 Sep 2019


    Wonderful old building, every full hour watch the castle on the third floor

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  • Hana, 30 Aug 2019


    Historic building , a must visit

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  • 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

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  • Soya, 19 Feb 2019


    웅장함과 고급스러움이 고스란히 보존되어있었다

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  • Sabrina, 07 Feb 2019


    historic department store/arcade, worth visit!

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  • YL, 28 Jan 2019


    Beautiful QVB in Sydney. Nice place to shop

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  • Maya, 06 Jan 2019


    Outside of the building and inside is pretty but shopping is ok

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  • Justinian, 01 Jan 2019


    Sehr schön. Leider waren viele Geschäfte geschlossen.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • J, 25 Oct 2018


    Good for shopping and photos, but avoid the cafés here

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  • Lívia, 09 Jun 2018


    Linda arquitetura, construção de 1898. Vale uma visita! Tem conexão com outro shopping.

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  • Sam, 02 Apr 2018


    Great building

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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.

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  • Fatma, 24 Oct 2017


    Cozy historical building with unique stores

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  • Ben, 17 Aug 2017


    Really nice building

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  • Ahdab, 03 Aug 2017


    What a charming building ❤️

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  • Jo, 18 Jul 2017


    Die schönste Einkaufsmall, die ich je gesehen habe. Ein Muss in Sydney.

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  • Essa, 07 Jul 2017


    Great atmosphere

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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。

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  • Lama, 18 Feb 2017


    Amazing building and architecture 😍

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  • Namhee, 01 Feb 2017


    Reminiscence of British architecture in the heart of Sydney. A wide variety of shops of different price ranges.

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  • Alo, 13 Dec 2016


    Awesome vintage style shops with Xmas atmosphere.

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  • Léna, 27 Nov 2016


    That mall is everything! Love shopping even more

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  • Philip, 14 Nov 2016


    Centrally located iconic shopping destination with unique collection of boutiques between Market, York, Druitt and George Street. Constructed 1893 and 1898. 190m long and 30 wide.

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  • Ab, 06 Oct 2016


    Beautiful historical building. Shops aren't particularly attractive to us but worth a visit.

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