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===Australia=== Australia, in particular in Melbourne and Sydney, saw the construction of large numbers of Gothic Revival buildings. [[William Wardell]] (1823β1899) was among the country's most prolific architects; born and trained in England, after emigrating his most notable Australian designs include [[St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne]] and [[St John's College, University of Sydney|St John's College]] and [[St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney|St Mary's Cathedral]] in Sydney. In common with many other 19th century architects, Wardell could deploy different styles at the command of his clients; [[Government House, Melbourne]] is [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.federation-house.com/gothic-revival|title=Gothic-Revival|first=Jon|last=Ruwolt|publisher=Federation House|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref> His banking house for the [[English, Scottish and Australian Bank]] in Melbourne has been described as "the Australian masterpiece of neo-Gothic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/golden-era-of-neogothic-20101112-17qbi/|title=Golden era of neo-Gothic|first=Jenny|last=Brown|publisher=Domain|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref> This claim has also been made for [[Edmund Blacket]]'s [[Great Hall of the University of Sydney|MacLaurin Hall]] at the [[University of Sydney]],{{sfn|Finnerty|2001|p=38}} which sits in the [[University of Sydney Quadrangle|quadrangle complex]] described as "arguably the most important group of Gothic and Tudor Revival style architecture in Australia".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/university-of-sydney-receives-state-heritage-listing/|title=University of Sydney receives state heritage listing|publisher=ARCHITECTUREAU|website=ArchitectureAU.com|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
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