Photos show how the Barangaroo precinct went from pure concrete to a green foreshore park with more than 75,000 plants.
Barangaroo, the 22 hectare western edge of Sydney Harbour, has changed dramatically in the last four years.
Closed to the public for over a century, the first part of the $6 billion redevelopment project has been completed and the Barangaroo Reserve is now open to the public. Barangaroo South and Central Barangaroo are still being constructed, and are scheduled to be completed at the end of 2019.
The transformation of the Barangaroo site is evident in these exclusive images from geospatial mapping and visual analytics company nearmap. These aerial images were taken at various stages of Barangaroo's evolution from January 2010 to September 2015. They show how the Barangaroo precinct went from pure concrete, including the Sydney Harbour Control Tower, to a green foreshore park with more than 75,000 plants.
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