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Rear of the Great Synagogue, Sydney
The Great Synagogue on Elizabeth Street in central Sydney opened in 1878, when it was described as a mix of Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine, and Moorish motifs (according to the official website – link provided below). The architectural style has…
Rear of the Great Synagogue, Sydney
The Great Synagogue on Elizabeth Street in central Sydney opened in 1878, when it was described as a mix of Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine, and Moorish motifs (according to the official website – link provided below). The architectural style has…
Queen Victoria Building, Sydney
The Queen Victoria Building was designed in Romanesque style by George McRae and completed in 1898. Built as a market incorporating coffee shops, a concert hall, and showrooms, the building fell into disrepair until it was restored in 1986.…
Queen Victoria Building, Sydney
The Queen Victoria Building was designed in Romanesque style by George McRae and completed in 1898. Built as a market incorporating coffee shops, a concert hall, and showrooms, the building fell into disrepair until it was restored in 1986. Features…
Nursing Cavalcade at Town Hall
The ‘Hold High the Lamp’ cavalcade was presented at the Sydney Opera House as part of the 1951 Federation Jubilee Celebration. Some 200 nurses and actors took part in an elaborate pageant that told the story of nursing from its earliest…
Tags: 1951 Federation Jubilee Celebration, Australian Trained Nurses Association tableau, celebration, dreams, Florence Nightingale, Florence Nightingale Memorial Committee, goddess, Goddess of Health, health, history of Nursing, Hygeia, medical, medieval nun, medieval nuns, medieval nuns as nurses, nun, nuns, nurses, profession, Sydney, Sydney Town Hall
Members of the Renaissance players on the steps of the Gothic Style buildings of the University of Sydney.
This photograph shows members of the musical group The Renaissance Players on the steps of a building in Gothic style at the University of Sydney. The photograph was taken in 1974 by Alex Ozolins for the Australian Information Service. Although…
Medieval Drama
An article from the Sydney Morning Herald notifying readers of a second performance of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. The performance by graduates and undergraduates of the University of Sydney was of a section of Malory's work, The Quest for the Holy…
Tags: Arthur, Arthurian, Arthuriana, Death of Arthur, entertainment, Holy Grail, John Gould, king, King Arthur, Le Morte d'Arthur, Malory, monarch, monarchy, New South Wales, NSW, performance, play, plays, quest, Quest for the Holy Grail, Sir Thomas Malory, stage, stage play, Sydney, Sydney University, theatre, university, university play
Medieval artifacts and replicas, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney
St Andrew’s Cathedral on George Street in central Sydney was consecrated in 1868, making it the oldest cathedral in Australia. The Anglican cathedral is in the Gothic Revival style and was designed by the English architect Edmund Blacket.…