Fort Macquarie

Fort Macquarie was a square castellated battlement fort built in 1798 at Bennelong Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the site where the Sydney Opera House now stands. It was demolished in 1901 to make way for the Fort Macquarie Tram Depot.

Fort Macquarie
Bennelong Point, Sydney
Fort Macquarie, 1858-1859, William Hetzer.
Fort Macquarie
Coordinates33°51′25″S 151°12′55″E
TypeFort
Site information
ConditionDemolished in 1901
Site history
Built1817
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