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Built in the grand Victorian manner from local sandstone, the Sydney Town Hall has been beautifully restored to its original form. Just to the north of the main entrance is a stone lion that has been carved with one eye shut. It is believed to have been a parody by one of the stonemasons of his supervisor who always checked the work with one eye shut.

The Sydney Town Hall sits on the site of Sydney's oldest official burial ground, which by 1820 housed approximately 2,000 dead. Even though most of the bodies were exhumed and moved elsewhere, on several occasions since, excavations in the area have turned up early settlers. See more Sydney trivia.....