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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…
Reredos, 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. This…
Tags: Alabaster, Armour, Earp, Edmund Blacket, Gothic, Gothic Revival, knight, New South Wales, NSW, reredos, resurrection, Sydney
Cardinal Cerretti Chapel, Manly, Sydney
Cardinal Cerretti Chapel is part of St Patrick’s Seminary on Darley Street in the Sydney suburb of Manly. The chapel opened in 1935 and was designed by Hennessy, Hennessy and Co. It is in Gothic style and features pointed arched windows and…
Flying Car, Harry Potter Exhibition, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
One of two photographs associated with Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from November 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012. This photograph shows the Ford Anglia that was enchanted so that it could fly. The car appeared in…
Tags: alchemy, basilisk, car, castle, chess, dragon, exhibition, Ford Anglia, giant, goblin, Harry Potter, hippogriff, knight, Lewis Island chess set, New South Wales, NSW, pixie, poster, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, troll, unicorn, witch, wizard
Government House, Sydney
One of three images which show the exterior of Government House in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The building was designed by the English architect Edward Blore and supervised by the Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis. The House is in Gothic…
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.…
Greenway Building, Sydney
The Greenway Building is on the edge of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and has housed the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, part of the University of Sydney, since 1915. It was built as the stables for Government House by convict architect Francis…
Baron Tennyson Coat of Arms, Government House, Sydney
This photograph is of one of the coat of arms on the verandah of Government House in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. It features two lions covered in fleurs-de-lis, an emblem that became very popular during the medieval period and is most commonly…
Tags: Baron Tennyson, castle, crenellation, Edward Blore, fleur-de-lis, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Government House, Governor-General, Greenway Building, Hallam Tennyson, Latin, lions, Mortimer Lewis, motto, New South Wales, NSW, Respiciens Prospiciens, Royal Botanic Gardens, sculpture, spear, stained glass, Sydney, tower, tracery, turret