Whitlam Square

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]

Whitlam Square, Sydney

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	33.87679°S 151.21213°E / -33.87679; 151.21213
North	College Street
East	Oxford Street
South	Wentworth Avenue
West	Liverpool Street
Construction
Inauguration	1983

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]

Popular culture

Whitlam Square is also the title of a song in the album Every Brilliant Eye released in 1990 by the Australian band Died Pretty.^[6]