Elizabeth Street Obelisk
location- Elizabeth Street, opposite Bathurst Street.
date- 1857.
style- Victorian Egyptian
construction- A stuccoed sewer vent in the form of an Egyptian sacred object.
type- Monument
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- Front view
The obelisk on Elizabeth Street is one of the earliest monuments recording the beneficence of a Sydney mayor. It was erected in 1857 and unveiled by the Mayor George Thornton. The monument is actually a sewer vent. It became a joke around town and led to it being dubbed ‘Thornton’s Scent Bottle’.
The classical landscaping and min-obelisks at its base have unfortunately been lost.
Front view
