Queen Victoria's Jubilee Celebration

The Queen Victoria Building (QVB) is a heritage-listed late-19th-century building located at 429–481 George Street in the Sydney central business district, in the Australian state of New South Wales.^¹ Designed by the architect George McRae, the Romanesque Revival building was constructed between 1893 and 1898 and is 30 metres (98 ft) wide by 190 metres (620 ft) long.^¹ The domes were built by Ritchie Brothers, a steel and metal company that also built trains, trams and farm equipment.^¹ The building fills a city block bounded by George, Market, York, and Druitt streets.^¹ Designed as a marketplace, it was used for a variety of other purposes, underwent remodelling, and suffered decay until its restoration and return to its original use in the late twentieth century.^¹ The property is co-owned by the City of Sydney and Link REIT, and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 5 March 2010.^¹