Francis Greenway

Australian architect

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buildings in Sydney

  • Map showing the country of Australia divided into its states and territories with major cities and surrounding bodies of water, including the Indian Ocean, Coral Sea, Tasman Sea, and Pacific Ocean.
    In Australia: An authoritarian society

    Outstanding was the architecture of Francis Greenway, a former convict, who, under Macquarie’s patronage, designed churches and public buildings that remain among the most beautiful in Australia.

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  • Sydney: Harbour Bridge
    In Sydney: Early settlement

    …was aided by a convict-architect, Francis Greenway, who had been banished for forgery in England. Greenway built several fine buildings in the Georgian style, notably the Hyde Park Barracks and St. James Church (both on Macquarie Street), which have been scrupulously restored to their original state.

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