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Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australia’s largest and oldest city, founded in 1788. The Sydney metropolis is the larger – and arguably the more influential – of the two main financial, transport, trade and cultural centres of Australia (the other being Melbourne, Sydney’s long term rival to the title of pre-eminent Australian city).
Sydney is a significant global and domestic tourist destination and is admired for its harbour, beaches and cosmopolitan culture. Sydney is located between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Blue Mountains to the west. Sydney features the largest natural harbour in the world, and also enjoys over 70 beaches, including the famous Bondi Beach.
Greater Sydney has a number of national parks contained within the city’s boundaries. The central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from the point of first European settlement, Sydney Cove. The CBD is an area of very densely concentrated skyscrapers and other buildings, interspersed by several parks such as Wynyard Park and Hyde Park. The CBD is bounded on the east side by a chain of parkland that extends from Hyde Park through the Domain and Royal Botanic Gardens to Farm Cove on Sydney Harbour. The west side is bounded by Darling Harbour, a popular tourist precinct. Central Station marks the southern end of the CBD. George St is the Sydney CBD’s main north-south thoroughfare.
The city’s most famous landmarks are the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. Sydney’s principal river is the Parramatta River, which enters Sydney Harbour from the west. Darling Harbour is also a popular tourist attraction. Sydney also has an interesting subway system, one of only two in the country (Melbourne has the other). The Sydney Cricket Ground, which retains several beautiful 1920s-era grandstands, hosts several international cricket matches and the Sydney Swans football team. Sydney Olympic Park, after holding a large proportion of the major events in the 2000 Olympic Games, now regularly hosts sporting and cultural events, especially at Telstra Stadium. Sydney is also known for the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Sydney is the home of the Australian Stock Exchange. It also has 6 universities: the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, Macquarie University, the University of Technology, Sydney, the University of Western Sydney, and two of the campuses of the Australian Catholic University.