Martin Place
Historic pedestrian plaza with a granite war memorial, a grand post office clocktower, and a hidden floral tribute set into the pavement.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Martin Place in Sydney turns on the morning of December 15, 2014, when a gunman walked into the Lindt Cafe at 53 Martin Place and took eighteen customers and staff hostage. It follows the day into the night as the standoff unfolded, alongside the square's older story: the sandstone General Post Office and its clocktower, and the granite Cenotaph where Anzac Day dawn services have been held since 1927. Listen for how a routine coffee stop became something else entirely.
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