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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…
Australasian Steam Navigation Co building, Sydney.
The Australasian Steam Navigation Company building is one of the landmark buildings in The Rocks tourist precinct in Sydney. The building functioned as an office and warehouse for the company and was designed by William Wardell. It opened in 1884 and…
Façade 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…
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 a poster advertising the exhibition. Although set in a magical version of the…
Tags: alchemy, castle, chess, dragon, exhibition, giant, goblin, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, knight, Lewis Island chess set, New South Wales, NSW, poster, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, unicorn, witch, wizard
Anglo-Saxon Window, Great Hall, University of Sydney
The Anglo-Saxon window in the Great Hall of the University of Sydney is one of a number of windows along the side walls of the hall containing portraits of famous people. It includes three notable Anglo-Saxon churchmen and writers from the Kingdom of…
Crystal Palace, Luna Park, Sydney
The Crystal Palace at Luna Palace overlooking the harbour in Sydney is a functions venue. It has been built to look like a medieval castle, featuring crenellation, arched windows, and spires. At night the castle is illuminated, creating a Crystal…
Tags: arched window, castle, crenellation, Crystal Palace, leisure, Luna Park, New South Wales, NSW, re-creation, recreation, spires, Sydney, venue
MacLaurin Window, Nicholson Vestibule, University of Sydney
The MacLaurin Window was created in 1920 and can be found in the Nicholson Vestibule lighting the staircase. The window has a portrait of Sir Henry Normand MacLaurin, Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1896 to 1914, flanked by James I…
The Medieval Writer’s window, The Great Hall at The University of Sydney
An image of one of a series of colourful and elaborate figural windows with trefoil heads created especially for The University of Sydney by the London firm of Clayton & Bell (c. 1859-60). The window depicts three well-known medieval writers:…
Tags: Author, canopy, education, Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400), Gothic Revival, Great Hall, James I of Scotland (1394-1437), John Fortescue (1394-1476), learning, literature, medieval, neo-Gothic, New South Wales, NSW, quadrangle, stained glass, Sydney, The University of Sydney, university, university buildings, window, writer