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    Government House

    4.6 (8 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Chandni S.

    A visit to the Government house is like watching the history unfold from behind a one way mirror. It is an absolute delight and fantastic place to understand how Sydney was Governed. The Queen's representatives stay and work in the Government house. Recently they moved their headquarters and converted this place to a museum. They have restored and maintained the place as it was used in the last century. You can see the Ball room, the Dining hall which can seat up to 40 people at a time and the Music Room where guests were entertained. But the best room has to be the Study where you get a sense that All crucial decisions were made here and very important people sat behind the mahogany desk. Everything is very elegant. Although it is located within the Royal Botanic Gardens, this place deserves its own separate review. You can only visit it as a guided tour which runs every half hour. Entry is free. They are extremely strict about punctuality. You have to register near the gate and they will allot the next available time slot. If you are late even by a minute, the House door is closed and you will most definitely have to wait for the next tour to get in. There still is a huge cement block for where the carriages would stop and officials would dismount. There is also a sun dial in the gardens.

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