| 词条 | Mrs Macquarie's Chair |
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| water = | name = Mrs Macquarie's Chair | other_name = Lady Macquarie's Chair | photo = Mrs Macquarie's Chair 2013.jpg | photo_width = | photo_alt = | photo_caption = Mrs Macquarie's Chair, near the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney | map = Australia Sydney | map_width = | map_caption = | map_alt = | relief = 1 | label = | label_position = | mark = | marker_size = | location = The Domain, near the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | grid_ref = | grid_ref_UK = | grid_ref_Ireland = | coordinates = {{Coord|33|51|34.08|S|151|13|19.93|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=title,inline}} | coordinates_ref = | range = | part_of = The Domain | water_bodies = Port Jackson | elevation_ft = | elevation_ref = | surface_elevation_ft = | surface_elevation_ref = | highest_point = | highest_elevation = | highest_coords = | length = | width = | area = | depth = | drop = | formed_by = | geology = Sydney sandstone | age = | orogeny = | volcanic_arc/belt = | volcanic_arc = | volcanic_belt = | volcanic_field = | eruption = | last_eruption = | topo = | operator = | designation = | free_label_1 = | free_data_1 = | free_label_2 = | free_data_2 = | website = | embed = }}Mrs Macquarie's Chair (also known as Lady Macquarie's Chair[1]) is an exposed sandstone rock cut into the shape of a bench, on a peninsula in Sydney Harbour. It was hand carved by convicts in 1810, for Elizabeth Macquarie, the wife of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales. The peninsula itself is named Mrs Macquarie's Point, and is part of The Domain, near the Royal Botanic Gardens.[2][3] DescriptionMrs Macquarie was the wife of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. Folklore has it that she used to sit on the rock and watch for ships from Great Britain sailing into the harbour. She was known to visit the area and sit enjoying the panoramic views of the harbour. Above the chair is a stone inscription referring to Mrs Macquarie's Road. That road was built between 1813 and 1818, and ran from the original Government House (now the Museum of Sydney) to Mrs Macquarie's Point.[4] It was built on the instruction of Governor Macquarie for the benefit of his wife.[4] There is no remaining evidence of the original road, other than a culvert over which the road ran—the Macquarie Culvert.[5] The stone inscription reads as follows. Be it thus Recorded that the Road Round the inside of the Government Domain Called Mrs. Macquarie's road So named by the Governor on account of her having Originally Planned it Measuring 3 Miles, and 377 Yards Was finally Completed on the 13th Day ofJune 1816 The peninsula sits between the Garden Island peninsula to the east and Bennelong Point (where the Sydney Opera House resides) to the west. The chair itself faces north-east towards Fort Denison and the Tasman Sea. The area around it on Mrs Macquarie's Point is a popular lookout position for the view to the north-west of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. See also{{stack|{{portal|Sydney}}}}
References{{commons category|Mrs Macquarie's Chair}}1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discoversydney.com.au/parks/mmc.html|title=Mrs Macquarie's Chair|publisher=Travel Promote|accessdate=2018-03-04}} {{Sydney landmarks}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/welcome/royal_botanic_garden/tours_education/self-guided_tours/art_and_memorials#chair|title=Fountains, sculptures and memorials in the Royal Botanic Garden and the Domain|publisher=The Royal Botanic Garden & Domain Trust|accessdate=2013-12-08|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206042059/http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/welcome/royal_botanic_garden/tours_education/self-guided_tours/art_and_memorials#chair|archivedate=6 December 2013|df=dmy-all}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/welcome/royal_botanic_garden/tours_education/self-guided_tours/domain_walk#chair|title=Domain Walk|publisher=The Royal Botanic Garden & Domain Trust|accessdate=2013-12-08}} 4. ^{{cite image|title=Our Convict Heritage |type=Sign near the culvert in the Royal Botanic Gardens |date=1 December 2013 |work= |publisher= }} 5. ^1 {{cite web |title=Historical and Archaeological Assessment of the Brick Culvert, Lady Macquarie's Road, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, N.S.W. |url=http://nswaol.library.usyd.edu.au/view?docId=pdfs%2F13206_ID_Higginbotham1992LadyMacquariesRdBrickCulvertArchAssess.pdf |year=1992 |author=Higginbotham, Edward |doi=10.4227/11/50495ba10e3e0 |df=dmy-all }} 6 : Benches (furniture)|Monuments and memorials in Sydney|Monuments and memorials to women|Women in Australia|Buildings and structures completed in 1810|Landmarks in Sydney |
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