From Reservoir Ruins to Stunning Urban Park in Sydney

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First, it was a failed urban reservoir, closed after just twenty years due to its weak flow of less-than-sparkling water.  Then, the crumbling remains of whitewashed brick, barrel-vaulted ceilings and graceful arches was incongruously used as a commercial garage. But today, those 132-year-old ‘ruins’ in Sydney, Australia have new life as a stunning urban…

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