Taylor Square, Sydney

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Taylor Square is a major road junction in Sydney, Australia at the corner of Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Bourke Street. The square is above the tunnel section of the Eastern Distributor part of Metroad 1. Construction of the Eastern Distributor also entailed the realignment of traffic flow in the area. Direct vehicle access across Oxford Street via Bourke Street is no longer possible. The square is also on the border of the suburbs of Darlinghurst and Surry Hills and is a centre of the city's nightlife, especially for its gay community. Darlinghurst Courthouse is an imposing sandstone building on Taylor Square. It was designed by architect Mortimer Lewis (1796 - 1879) in 1844, and has a Greek Revival style facade. The central block is adapted from an 1823 design in Peter Nicholson's 'The New Practical Builder' (Apperly, Irving & Reynolds, 1989).

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