Matrix Filming Locations

Walk the central business district streets of Sydney to see the actual buildings, plazas, and alleys that brought the iconic 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix to life.

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1. Museum railway station

The Goulburn Street railway bridge spans the road just south of Museum Station. In the opening sequence of the nineteen ninety-nine film, this steel structure marks the pickup point for Neo. Trinity, Switch, and Apoc wait in a black…

2. 347 Kent St

Three hundred forty-seven Kent Street occupies a position along the city streets that helped filmmakers create the look of the fictional Megacity. The production team chose Sydney for its ability to mimic an anonymous, sprawling American…

3. Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited

The Amalgamated Wireless Australasia building is recognizable by the prominent steel radio transmission tower perched atop its fifteen-story frame on York Street. Completed in nineteen thirty-nine, the structure features geometric Art Deco…

4. 36 Clarence St

Clarence Street began its life in eighteen ten, when Governor Macquarie renamed the thoroughfare after the Duke of Clarence. Originally known as Middle Soldiers Row, the street evolved over two centuries into a vital corridor within the…

5. General Post Office Building (GPO) old

The General Post Office in Sydney stands as a massive, Victorian Italian Renaissance block of Pyrmont sandstone, defined by an arcade of arches that spans the length of Martin Place. Before the Sydney Harbour Bridge or the Opera House rose…

6. Lloyd Rees Fountain

The Lloyd Rees Fountain is defined by its continuous, vertical waterfall that cascades over a wide, stone-faced wall rather than relying on the traditional jets or spray nozzles found in most city fountains. Located in the heart of the…

7. 52-56 Martin Pl

Fifty-two Martin Place stands as a thirty-six-story office tower rising directly above the Martin Place railway station. Its sleek, modern facade is a hallmark of the city's financial core, where the building occupies a block bounded by…

8. Hunter Street & O'Connell Street

Hunter Street, which intersects with O'Connell Street here, is one of the oldest thoroughfares in Sydney. Originally named Bell Street, it was renamed in eighteen twenty-three to honor John Hunter, the second governor of New South Wales.…

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