Editing Taylor Square (section)

==Description==
[[File:Taylor Square, Sydney.jpg|right|500px|thumb|Taylor Square, Darlinghurst]]
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Taylor Square sits at the intersection of Bourke, Forbes, [[Oxford Street, Sydney|Oxford]] and Flinders streets above the [[tunnel]] section of the [[Eastern Distributor]]. The square is named after [[Allen Taylor|Sir Allen Taylor]] (1864–1940), a timber merchant, [[Allen Taylor & Company|ship builder]] and [[Lord Mayor of Sydney]] who was responsible for the widening of Oxford Street during his tenure.<ref name=syd>{{cite web|title=Allen Taylor|url=http://www.sydneyaldermen.com.au/alderman/allen-taylor/|work=Sydney's Aldermen|publisher=City of Sydney|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

The area formerly bound by the traffic of the three streets is popularly known as "Gilligan's Island" because of three large palm trees that once occupied the strip, but have since been subsequently removed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gilligan's Island|url=https://cityhubsydney.com.au/tag/gilligans-island/|access-date=2020-07-31|website=City Hub Sydney {{!}} Your Local Independent News|language=en-AU}}</ref> The opening of the Eastern Distributor in December 1999 also entailed the realignment of traffic flow in the area. Direct vehicle access across Oxford Street via Bourke Street is no longer possible.

The locality is a centre of the city's nightlife, especially for its [[LGBT community]]. Two permanent tributes are the large rainbow flag and [[rainbow crossing]], built in 2014 and 2019 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crossing the rainbow on Taylor Square {{!}} City of Sydney - News|url=https://news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/articles/crossing-the-rainbow-on-taylor-square|access-date=2020-07-31|website=news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Rainbow Crossing.jpg|thumb|The original temporary rainbow crossing on Oxford Street (April 2013)]]

[[Darlinghurst Courthouse]] is an imposing sandstone building on Taylor Square. It was designed by architect [[Mortimer Lewis]] (1796–1879) in 1844 and has a Greek Revival style façade. The central block is adapted from an 1823 design in Peter Nicholson's The New Practical Builder.<ref>Apperly, Irving & Reynolds, 1989.</ref>

The square also features a large water fountain built into the pavement. This was part of a $5.25 million upgrade, in 2003, including lighting and a grass terrace. The fountain is currently being reviewed for upgrade and repair by the [[City of Sydney]] Council.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-09|title=Decision - Taylor Square Water Feature Maintenance and Upgrade|url=https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?Id=1877|access-date=2020-07-31|website=meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au|language=en}}</ref>