. The open space on the right is the northern end of Queen's Square. Arranged around Queens Square, clockwise from the north, are the
Law Courts Building, the
Sydney Mint, the
UNESCO World Heritage Listed
Hyde Park Barracks, the
Land Titles Office,
Hyde Park,
St James' Church, and
Sydney Law School. These buildings, other than the Law Courts Building and Sydney Law School, are all
heritage-listed constructions, mostly dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Named in honour of
Queen Victoria, a statue erected in her honour stands on the south-western corner of the square, and faces northward towards the Law Courts building. Another statue, of
Prince Albert, stands on the south-eastern corner, and faces across Macquarie Street towards the statue of the Queen. Another memorial located on the square is that to
Francis Greenway,
NSW Colonial Architect responsible for some of the surrounding buildings, which is a mosaic and relief set into the ground in front of the Law Courts Building. Being a public square adjacent to the
Supreme Court of New South Wales, and also close to
Parliament House, the square is often the scene of political and individual protests.
St James station is located underground to the south of the square, accessible by a pedestrian underpass below St James Road. ==History==