Government House

This guide to Government House in Sydney turns on a decision in January 1996, when the state premier declared the governor would no longer live in this turreted mansion and removalists carted the furniture away. It follows the years-long fight that followed, a march of fifteen thousand people down Macquarie Street and a petition with fifty-five thousand signatures. The mansion itself took eight years to build, designed by Edward Blore, the architect behind parts of Buckingham Palace.