Queen Victoria Building
The Queen Victoria Building (or QVB), is a late nineteenth-century building designed by the architect George McRae in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. Designed as a shopping centre, it was later used for a variety of other purposes until its restoration and return to its original use in the late twentieth century.
If you want to feel the historical and rich environment, QVB is a great place that you must to go. otherwise, QVB also is a good place for shopping, there are many different brand and style of products that opening in the QVB.btw, don't be afraid hungry and tired when you walking through the QVB,because there many cafe shop open in every level and many delicious snacks sales on the ground floor.
The bottom central panel represents the heraldic symbol of a finished building and the joining of two hands denotes the fusing of two cultures. There are many interesting and charming exhibitions and attractions throughout the building, along with portraits of the Queen. There is also a letter from Queen Elizabeth II to the Citizens of Sydney to be opened and read by the Lord Mayor of Sydney in the year 2085. Outside the QVB, on Town Hall Place, facing The Town Hall are the Royal Wishing Well and Queen Victoria's statue.
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