Editing Darwin, Northern Territory (section)

== Architecture ==
[[File:Darwin (AU), KPMG -- 2019 -- 4322.jpg|thumb|18 Smith Street; constructed in the late 19th century]]
As Darwin was destroyed by cyclones several times and suffered severe bomb damage during World War II, few historic buildings remain in town. The Administrator's Office dating from 1883 was used as a law court and as a police station and was only slightly damaged by bombs, but in 1974, the cyclone completely destroyed it. In 1979, it was decided to rebuild, and the reconstruction was finished in 1981. The building houses government offices today. Opposite the building, Survivors Lookout offers a view of the marina.<ref>Information board on the building</ref>{{primary source inline|date=May 2020}}[[File:Darwin (AU), Browns Mart Theatre -- 2019 -- 4401-3.jpg|thumb|[[Brown's Mart]]]]In a park in the south of the CBD, the ruin of the Town Hall built in 1883 and destroyed by the cyclone in 1974 can be seen. Browns Mart is a stone building dating from 1880 opposite the park. Browns Mart was originally used in many different activities including commerce, storage, shipping and insurance agency, mining exchange and meetings of local organisations<ref>Rich, Jenny (1988). Brown's Mart, Darwin. Brown's Mart Trustees, Darwin</ref> but it was transformed into a theatre.<ref>Veronika Pavel: ''Australien – Osten und Zentrum'', p. 293. Markgröningen 2011</ref>

One of Darwin's most prominent buildings is the Chinese Temple, which was founded in 1887 and damaged by cyclones in 1897 and in 1937. It was severely damaged by bombs in 1942 and rebuilt after the war. On 24 December 1974 the cyclone completely destroyed it. Reconstruction was completed in 1978.

There are various modern churches in Darwin. St Mary's Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Cathedral was inaugurated in 1962. Christ Church Anglican Cathedral was rebuilt in 1977 after being severely damaged by bombs in 1942 and destroyed by Cyclone Tracy in 1974. The Uniting Memorial Church was built in 1960.