
Museum Station entrance at the Downing Centre, Castlereagh Street

Museum Station subway from the Downing Centre entrance
The 'Downing Centre' is a major court house complex in
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia. It features Local Courts, New South Wales
District Courts and a law library known as the Downing Centre Library.
The Downing Centre is located in the
Sydney central business district, on
Liverpool Street between
Elizabeth Street and
Castlereagh Street. It sits opposite the south-west corner of
Hyde Park and
Museum railway station. a subway links the Downing Centre directly to Museum Station from an entrance on Castlereagh Street.
History
The Downing Centre was originally the site of the iconic
Mark Foys department store. Mark Foys traded here from 1909 until 1980, when the retail area was referred to as 'The Piazza'. The
Grace Brothers department store then traded at this site for some time, before the building fell into disuse. It was acquired by the New South Wales Justice Department and converted into a legal facility.
External links
★ http://www.wunderlite.com.au/downingcentre.html