Directly to the Royal Botanical Gardens adjacent park «Domain», which spreads over an area of ​​34 hectares on the eastern tip of the central business district of Sydney. Today it is a popular place for a variety of concerts and festivals in the open air, as well as just a family-friendly townspeople.

In July 1788, six months after the flotilla, led by Arthur Phillip came into Sydney Harbour on the eastern side of the bay was established a small farm .  In the future, on the orders of Governor Phillip near the farm was reserved outdoor area for the exclusive use of the governor, called "Possession Phillip" .  Despite the fact that in 1792, around the possession of a ditch was dug to mark its borders in the coming years to the park more than once attempted .  In 1810, he became the new governor of the colony Lachlan McGuire erected around the government building and the park stone wall separating the area from Hyde Park .  After 7 years Domain was already fully fenced, and for the regulation of horse-drawn traffic was built a few gates .  Only in the 1830s, the park opened to the public, and adjacent to the misuse of the government building area occupied Government Gardens .  Almost immediately, the park began to carry out mass sports activities such as cricket matches, though here they continued grazing!

From the 1860s Domain became open to the public, and at night - people spent the warm summer evenings here, and the park became known as "Park, whose gates are never closed." In the future, the park is not just becoming a place of historical performances, so in 1935 the Czech journalist Higonnet Kisch addressed the crowd of 18 thousand people with a speech about the dangers of the Nazi regime of Hitler's Germany.

Today Domain is still popular among residents of Sydney. On weekends, its tracks are filled with joggers, and on the lawns of competitions in soccer and football. An interesting attraction of the park is the Chair Mrs. McGuire carved in stone for the wife of Governor Lachlan McGuire. Sitting there, she could explore the area and ships passing in Sydney Harbour. Here, on the territory of the park is the place where Queen Elizabeth II for the first time set foot in Australia - a historic event perpetuates a commemorative plaque.

On the eastern side of the park is located Domain Art Gallery of New South Wales, and not far from it - outdoor swimming pool. From the center of the park offers a fantastic view of the Sydney Tower.