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St Ildephonsus’ College, New Norcia
St Ildephonsus College, New Norcia. St Ildephonsus opened in 1913 as a boarding school for boys. It was staffed by Marist Brothers until 1965, when the Benedictines took over. The school closed in 1991 and is now used primarily as a venue for…
Abbey Church Facade, New Norcia
The front façade of the Abbey Church, New Norcia. The original church building was constructed from stones and plaster. In 1908, New Norcia’s second Abbot, Bishop Fulgentius Torres, added this Italian Renaissance style façade…
St Benedict and St Scholastica Altarpiece, New Norcia New Chapel.
This altarpiece from the New Chapel at New Norcia contains the figures of St Benedict and his sister St Scholastica. The Benedictine community at New Norcia follow the Rule of St Benedict, a book of precepts or guidelines for monastic living…
Coat of Arms, New Norcia Monastery.
This coat of arms is displayed above the gates of the New Norcia monastery. The pontifical hat at the top, called a galero, has been a common motif in ecclesiastical heraldry since the fifteenth century. As a vestment, the galero dates to c.1245,…
The Great Gate (north side) and ‘The Five Lamps of Learning’, The University of Western Australia, Crawley Campus.
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A view of the northern side of The Great Gate joining Winthrop Hall to the old Administration building at the University of Western Australia’s Crawley campus. The flanking towers of the Gate are square at the base and octagonal at the top,…
Rose Window, Winthrop Hall, the University of Western Australia
A view of the large rose window on the eastern wall of Winthrop Hall at The University of Western Australia. Inside the hall, the rose window is a focal point above the dais. Rose windows were popular decorative features of Romanesque and especially…
The Great Gate and the Clock Tower (south side), The University of Western Australia, Crawley Campus.
A view of the southern side of the Great Gate joining Winthrop Hall to the old Arts and Administration building and the clock tower at the University of Western Australia. The flanking towers of the Gate are square at the base and octagonal at the…
Winthrop Hall Clock Tower, The University of Western Australia
A view of Winthrop Hall and the clock tower at the University of Western Australia. They are built in an Italian or Mediterranean Romanesque style, typified by rounded arches, arcading, thick walls (they are 9ft thick) and the large square campanile…