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Captain Cook window at Sydney Town Hall

Captain Cook window at Sydney Town Hall

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Douglass Baglin

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Baglin, Douglass

Private collection

Stained glass

An integral part of Sydney's nineteenth-century architectural heritage, stained glass was a medium where artists displayed their visions of the colony's future.

Public building

Sydney Town Hall

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Built on the site of Sydney's first official European cemetery, the Town Hall was designed by architect JH Wilson in High Victorian style and constructed of Pyrmont sandstone. The highly ornate interiors have seen pomp and ceremony, protests and performance, and the building remains a significant focus for the city.

Cook, James

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Navigator who led the first European expedition to visit Botany Bay in 1770, after observing the transit of Venus near Tahiti.