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multi-storeyed government buildings constructed in Sydney in the 1960s, for example the QANTAS House, the Goodsell Building (demolished) and the former State Office Block (demolished).

Figure 11 - The Head Office of the RBA, located at 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW.  Source: RBA Archives                                                                                     Figure 12 – RBA building Adelaide.  Source: NAA                                                  Figure 13 – RBA building, Brisbane.  Source: NAA
Figure 14 — The Reserve Bank of Australia, Canberra, c1964. Source: State Library of Victoria, Image No. a21826                                                                           Figure 15 — The Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne, c1967. Source: State Library of Victoria.  Figure 16 - The Reserve Bank of Australia building, Darwin. Source: Northern Territory Library

Figure 17 - RBA building , Perth, formerly located at 45 St George's Terrace.  Source: State Library of Western Australia http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/images/pd224/224034PD.jpg, Fritz Kos  Figure 18 – RBA building Hobart.  Source: Trove

4.0              Place Description

4.1                Urban Context and Setting
The RBA Head Office building is prominently situated at the southwest corner of the intersection of the major banking and financial precinct of Martin Place with Macquarie Street, the premier civic and government of New South Wales.  The building is aligned in an east-west direction with its main entrance addressing Martin Place and a vehicular entrance accessed from Phillip Street.

The area immediately to the north, south and west of the RBA building is characterised by medium- and high-rise commercial buildings, while the eastern side of Macquarie Street generally occupied by two and three storey public buildings dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth century.  The building is a prominent element within the eastern section of Martin Place, and is visible in some medium- and long-distance views looking westwards from the Domain and Art Gallery.

Martin Place is recognised as a significant public space within the City of Sydney.  In the 1970s the eastern section of Moore Street, between Elizabeth Street and Macquarie Street, was pedestrianised by the City of Sydney Council to complete Martin Place.  Later changes included the construction of public stairs following the completion of Martin Place Railway Station[26] by the NSW State Government.  Those works included minor changes to the paving levels to the north of the RBA Head Office building thereby providing direct level access to the building from Martin Place in addition to access directly from Macquarie Street.  Other works to Martin Place, such as the removal or replacement of streetlights, trees, signage and street furniture, have altered the original setting of the RBA building and its relationship to pedestrian circulation in Martin Place.

The garden located between the east elevation and Macquarie Street was constructed as part of the 1962-64 stage of works.  The formal Australian-themed garden was designed by Melbourne landscape architect, Malcolm Munro, following a