Hotel Metropole, Sydney
| Hotel Metropole | |
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Badge of the hotel, featuring the badge of the NSW State Arms. | |
1932 Hotel Metropole advertisement, published in The Sydney Mail. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Victorian Second Empire |
| Address | Bent, Phillip, and Young Streets |
| Town or city | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Named for | Metropole Hotel London (Est. 1885) |
| Construction started | 1888 |
| Completed | 1889 |
| Opening | 14 January 1890 |
| Demolished | 1970 |
| Client | Australian Coffee Palace Company |
| Height | |
| Roof | 32.91 m (108.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Sheerin & Hennessy; Twentyman & Askew |
| Main contractor | W. H. Jennings |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Henry Budden (H. E. Budden & Mackey) |
| Engineer | F. P. Woolacott (1935) |
| Main contractor | Robert Wall & Sons Ltd. |
The Hotel Metropole was a hotel located on a block bounded by Bent, Phillip, and Young Streets in the central business district of Sydney. From its opening in January 1890, it was considered as one of Sydney's premier hotels, and catered towards rural visitors to the city. Originally designed by architects Sheerin & Hennessy and Twentyman & Askew, the hotel was remodelled and extended in 1929 by Henry Budden. With the land value outstripping the profits gained by the hotel by the late 20th century, the hotel was closed in May 1970 and demolished later the same year to make way for a modernist office development, CAGA House (later demolished in 1992 for Governor Macquarie Tower).