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Christ Church Anglican Church, North Adelaide
A view of Christ Church Anglican Church in North Adelaide, South Australia. The foundation stone was laid by Dr Augustus Short, the Bishop of Adelaide, in 1848 and the church, which originally consisted of only the choir and the transept, was…
Detail of Tympanum, St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide
A close-up view of the decorative blind tracery on the tympanum of the main entrance doorway at St Peter’s Cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia. Ornate and detailed tracery was a common feature of gothic architecture.
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Doorway Detail: St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide
A close-up of the detailed stonework surrounding a doorway at St Peter’s Cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia. Construction of this Victorian Gothic style Cathedral began in 1869. Its gothic features include lancet arches, blind arcading and…
Interior of St. Mary's Cathedral, East Perth, Western Australia
The interior features of St. Mary's Cathedral in East Perth, WA. As these images suggest, the cathedral combines typically neo-gothic archways and domes with the clean, crisp lines of its more recent renovations, which were completed in…
Modelling Display by Student Teachers
This photograph of a replica medieval monastery was featured in Melbourne newspaper The Argus in 1937. It was constructed by student teachers at the Teachers Training College as part of an exhibition of works, and was designed as a modelling task for…
Neo-Romanesque Apse at Christ Church, North Adelaide
A view of the neo-romanesque apse at Christ Church, North Adelaide. An apse is an octagonal or semi-circular domed recess that protrudes from the Eastern wall of a church. They were popular additions to transepts in medieval Romanesque architecture.…
Neo-Romanesque Apse, Christ Church, North Adelaide
A view of the neo-romanesque apse at Christ Church, North Adelaide. An apse is an octagonal or semi-circular domed recess that protrudes from the Eastern wall of a church. They were popular additions to transepts in medieval Romanesque architecture.…
Rose Window, St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide.
A close-up image of the rose window on the front facade of St Peter’s Cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia. The front of the Cathedral is believed to have been modelled on the church of St Jean-Baptiste de Belleville in Paris, while the lower…