Sydney then and now: Sydney Observatory

Sydney Observatory, originally uploaded by Powerhouse Museum Collection.

I could not get to the same position as the original photographer because that place is now in the air above the Cahill Expressway Loop.

This is the best I could do today wihtout a crane and a suspension cage:

and here is a view of the building unobscured by the trees:

The Sydney Observatory  is now part of the Powerhouse Museum.  Today we checked out the observatory, did the tour, and looked through the telescope and I'll blog more about that visit soon.