Strand Arcade

The Strand Arcade, in Sydney

The Strand Arcade is a superb Victorian shopping arcade in the heart of the City of Sydney, which delights the lovers of shopping. The Sydney audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant passage designed in 1891, a witness of the commercial refinement of the era.

The elegant Victorian arcade

This superb shopping arcade, located in the heart of the business centre of Sydney, will delight the lovers of shopping and architecture. Designed in 1891, in the great Victorian era, the Strand Arcade is one of the last arcades of this type still intact in the town. It deploys over several levels an elegant covered passage, bathed in light by a glass roof, and adorned with wrought-iron balconies, woodwork, refined tiling and careful details that make it a true jewel of the commercial architecture of the end of the nineteenth century. At the time, these arcades allowed the customers to stroll and do their shopping sheltered from the bad weather, in a luxurious setting. Today restored, the Strand Arcade shelters fashion shops, designers, jewellers, cafés and tea rooms, perpetuating its commercial vocation in an elegant and timeless atmosphere. A Victorian jewel and a temple of shopping, the Strand Arcade is a fine stop of the discovery of Sydney.

What to see

Here you wander in the superb Victorian shopping arcade designed in 1891, one of the last intact in the town, an elegant covered passage over several levels bathed in light by its glass roof, adorned with wrought-iron balconies, woodwork and refined tiling, today sheltering fashion shops, designers and tea rooms. The Strand Arcade is a Victorian jewel of Sydney. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Strand Arcade lies in the heart of the City of Sydney, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a covered arcade generally freely accessible; the shops, cafés and tea rooms have their own hours. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What is the Strand Arcade in Sydney?

A superb Victorian shopping arcade designed in 1891, one of the last intact in Sydney; an elegant covered passage over several levels bathed in light by its glass roof, adorned with wrought-iron balconies and woodwork, it today shelters fashion shops, designers and tea rooms.

Where is the Strand Arcade in Sydney?

In the heart of the City of Sydney, in Australia.