Editing Circular Quay (section)

{{Short description|Locality in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{about|the locality|the racehorse|Circular Quay (horse)}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
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| name        = Circular Quay
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| image       = North view of Sydney Opera House, the Rocks and Sydney CBD 20230223 1.jpg
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| caption     = Circular Quay from the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]]
| map_type    = Australia Sydney central
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| other_name  = [[Sydney Cove]]
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| part_of     = [[Port Jackson]]
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| type        = {{bulleted list|[[Harbour]]/[[port]]|Public [[piazza]] and tourism precinct|Heritage area|Transport node:{{bulleted list|[[Overseas Passenger Terminal]]|[[Circular Quay ferry wharf|Ferry wharf]]|[[Circular Quay railway station|Railway station]]|[[Buses in Sydney|Bus interchange]]|[[CBD and South East Light Rail#Circular Quay|Light rail]]|[[Trams in Sydney#Eastern suburbs lines|Electric tram]] {{small|(former)}} }} }}
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| location    = [[Sydney central business district]], [[City of Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
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| construction_start_date = 1837
| completion_date = 1844
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| known_for   = [[Sydney New Year's Eve]]
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'''Circular Quay''' is a [[harbour]], former working [[port]] and now international passenger shipping terminal, public [[piazza]] and tourism precinct, heritage area, and transport node located in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia, on the northern edge of the [[Sydney central business district]] on [[Sydney Cove]], between [[Bennelong Point]] and [[The Rocks, New South Wales|The Rocks]]. It is part of the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of the [[City of Sydney]].<ref>{{NSW GNR|id=KWYbwptLKW|title=Circular Quay}}</ref>

The Circular Quay area is a popular neighbourhood for [[Tourism in Sydney|tourism]] and consists of walkways, pedestrian malls, parks and restaurants. It hosts a number of ferry wharves, bus stops, and a railway station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-city/circular-quay|title=Circular Quay|publisher=Sydney.com|access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref> Often referred to as the "gateway to Sydney", the precinct has views of the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] and the [[Sydney Opera House]] and is a common location for viewing [[Sydney New Year's Eve]] fireworks.