Parramatta - Australia's 2nd oldest city

Founded as a farming community on the upper reaches of the Parramatta River 24km west of Sydney in November 1788, to supply food for the colony in Sydney, has grown into a thriving city and a major regional centre of the Sydney Metropolitan area, now home to more than 145 000 people. The Parramatta CBD is home to 35 000 workers and is projected to double in the years ahead.

Here's a map of Parramatta (UBD)



Here are some photo's I snapped up yesterday. I hope to post some shots as well from previous trips.

A panorama of the city skyline snapped from Parramatta Park taken by yours truely.



This is what your greeted to when you arrive



The skyscraper canyon running along George Street



From further down the street



Towers (struggling) to tower over the railway line



Parramatta River - Beautiful. Very nice to walk along it's shore





Upstream

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View of the CBD from the northern side of the river



& another view



Some density



Parramatta on the grow!!!!!





& here's Parramatta's tallest skyscraper the 84m Commonwealth Centre

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