Whitlam Square
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 HMAS Sydney I - SMS Emden Memorial (foreground) located in Hyde Park and Whitlam Square looking southeast along Oxford Street (background) | |
  Location in the Sydney CBD | |
| Namesake | Gough Whitlam |
|---|---|
| Type | Road junction |
| Owner | City of Sydney |
| Coordinates | 33°52′36″S 151°12′44″E / 33.87679°S 151.21213°E |
| North | College Street |
| East | Oxford Street |
| South | Wentworth Avenue |
| West | Liverpool Street |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 1983 |
Whitlam Square, a road junction located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, constitutes an important intersection of major streets in the south-eastern portion of the central business district. The square is named in honour of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.[1][2]
Streets intersecting at Whitlam Square are College Street, Oxford Street, Wentworth Avenue and Liverpool Street. The south-east corner of Hyde Park is located at the square, with the HMAS Sydney I – SMS Emden Memorial, consisting of a 105-millimetre (4.1 in) gun from the German light cruiser SMS Emden, facing into the square.[3]
Holdsworthy Gallery is identified at times as being at the Whitlam Square end of Liverpool Street.[4]
The Sydney YMCA also identified as located at the square.[5]
