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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
An account of the resource
This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
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Title
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Small Romanesque Arched Doorway, Former Magistrate’s Court, Melbourne
Subject
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arch, architecture, building, capital, columns, Court of Petty Sessions, George B H Austin, hood moulding, law, law courts, magistrate, Magistrate’s Court, masonry, Melbourne, neo-Romanesque, Norman Revival, Public Works Department, RMIT, RMIT University, Romanesque architecture, Romanesque Revival, rounded arches, semi-circular arches, stonework, Supreme Court, Swanson Brothers, university, university buildings, Victoria
Description
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<p>An image of a small doorway on La Trobe Street to the former Magistrate’s Court Building in Melbourne’s CBD. The Former Magistrate’s Court Building is a three-storey building of French Romanesque design. The doorway is in the neo-Romanesque, Romanesque Revival, or Norman Revival architecture style. It features a deep-set semi-circular arched door and doorway with stone decorated hood moulding. The door is flanked by two small columns with decorated capitals. <br /> <br /> The Former Magistrate’s Court building was designed by Department of Public Works architect George H B Austin and built by the Swanson Brothers. It replaced a two-storey brick building on the site that previously housed the Supreme Court and then the Court of Petty Sessions. Construction of the new building began in 1911 and was completed in 1914. The Court of Petty Sessions, later renamed the Melbourne Magistrate’s court, operated from the building from 1914 until 1995. It is now owned by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and is used for lectures.</p>
For more see <a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/heritage/bld20#history">http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/heritage/bld20#history</a>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
McLeod, Shane
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
10 February 2013
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No Copyright
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“Romanesque Arched Doorway, Former Magistrate’s Court, Melbourne,” <em>Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory</em>, accessed March 10, 2013, <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/713">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/713 </a><br /><br />
<div class="element-text">“Former Magistrate’s Court Building, Melbourne,” <em>Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory</em>, accessed March 10, 2013, <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/761">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/761</a><br /><br />“Front Facade, Former Melbourne Magistrate’s Court,” <em>Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory</em>, accessed March 10, 2013, <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/734">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/734</a></div>
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The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Digital Photograph; JPEG
arch
architecture
building
capital
columns
Court of Petty Sessions
George B H Austin
hood moulding
law
law courts
magistrate
Magistrate’s Court
masonry
Melbourne
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Norman Revival
Public Works Department
RMIT
RMIT University
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque Revival
rounded arches
semi-circular arches
stonework
Supreme Court
Swanson Brothers
university
university buildings
Victoria
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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
An account of the resource
This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
Still Image
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Title
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Flinders Street Station, Melbourne
Subject
The topic of the resource
Arcade, arch, architecture, blind tracery, Brunelleschi, competition, cupola, dome, Edwardian Free Style, false machiolation, French Renaissance, HPC Ashworth, James Fawcett, Melbourne, neo-Romanesque, parapet, public building, railway station, Railways Department, Romanesque Revival, The Duomo, VIC, Victoria.
Description
An account of the resource
A view of Flinders Street Station, located at the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston Street in Melbourne’s CBD. Flinders Street station was designed by architects James Fawcett and HCP Ashworth, who won a competition to re-design the station in 1899. Building commenced in 1900 and was completed in 1910. The architecture is often described as "Edwardian Free Style", which suggests a design featuring an eclectic mix of different architectural elements without favouring any particular style from the past (see Richard Apperly, Robert Irving, Peter Reynolds, <em>A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present</em>, North Ryde, Angus & Robertson, 1989, p.139). However, the station architects described their design as “French Renaissance in a free manner”, which suggests rather that they did start with a particular Renaissance style in mind, into which they incorporated a number of other elements and influences, such as Art Nouveau (See the Victorian Heritage Database report at: <a href="http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;752" target="_self">http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;752</a>). The exterior of the station is constructed in red brick with yellow pressed cement decoration, while the interior also has a number of pressed metal features. A large dome, reminiscent of Brunelleschi’s fifteenth-century addition to The Duomo in Florence, adorns the roof of the station and is flanked on either side by a smaller cupola.
Creator
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McEwan, Joanne
Date
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17 March 2012
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No Copyright
Format
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2x Digital Photograph
arcade
arch
architecture
blind tracery
Brunelleschi
competition
cupola
dome
Edwardian Free Style
false machiolation
French Renaissance
HPC Ashworth
James Fawcett
Melbourne
neo-Romanesque
parapet
public building
railway station
Railways Department
Romanesque Revival
The Duomo
Vic
Victoria
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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
An account of the resource
This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
Still Image
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
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Title
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Campanile Tower, St Michael’s Uniting Church, Melbourne
Subject
The topic of the resource
Anglican, arch, architecture, brickwork, campanile, church, church building, columns, Congregational Church, Former Independent Church, Independent Church, John Young, Joseph Reed (1823-1890), Lombardic Romanesque style, neo-romanesque, oculus, polychrome, Reed & Barnes, rounded arches, St Michael, tower, Uniting Church, VIC, Victoria, Victorian Romanesque, voussoir, window
Description
An account of the resource
A view of the tall campanile tower at St Michael’s Uniting Church in Collin’s Street, central Melbourne. St Michael’s Uniting Church was designed by architectural firm Reed and Barnes in a Victorian Romanesque style. The style has more specifically been described as ‘Lombardic Romanesque’ on account of the polychrome brickwork and campanile style tower pictured here (See, for example, the Victorian Heritage Register: <a href="http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;721">http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;721</a>). The polychrome pattern is unusual for a neo-romanesque building, as it was more often found in buildings of gothic design. The church was constructed by John Young between 1866 and 1867, and was originally named The Independent Church. It was renamed in 1977.
Creator
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McEwan, Joanne
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
25 April 2011
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No Copyright
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
Anglican
arch
architecture
brickwork
campanile
Church
church building
columns
Congregational Church
Former Independent Church
Independent Church
John Young
Joseph Reed (1823-1890)
Lombardic Romanesque style
neo-Romanesque
oculus
polychrome
Reed & Barnes
rounded arches
St Michael
tower
Uniting Church
Vic
Victoria
Victorian Romanesque
voussoir
window
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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
An account of the resource
This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
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Title
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Former Magistrate’s Court Building, Melbourne
Subject
The topic of the resource
architecture, building, columns, Court of Petty Sessions, George B H Austin, hood moulding, law, law courts, magistrate, Magistrate’s Court, masonry, Melbourne, neo-romanesque, Norman Revival, Public Works Department, RMIT, Romanesque architecture, rounded arches, semi-circular arches, stonework, Supreme Court, Swanson Brothers, tower, turrets, university, university buildings, Victoria, arch
Description
An account of the resource
An image of the Former Magistrate’s Court Building on the corner of La Trobe Street and Russell Street in Melbourne’s CBD. The Former Magistrate’s Court building was designed by Department of Public Works architect George H B Austin and built by the Swanson Brothers. It is a three-storey building of French Romanesque style that was constructed entirely from Australian materials. The corner site was well-established as the location of the City’s law courts, having previously housed the Supreme Court and then the Court of Petty Sessions in a two-storey brick building that was demolished in 1910 to make way for the current building. Construction of the new building began in 1911 and was completed in 1914. The strongly modelled entrance, thick, squat columns and solid masonry are characteristic of Norman Revival or neo-romanesque architecture, as are the tourelles, tower, parapeted gables and semi-circular windows and arches. The Court of Petty Sessions, later renamed the Melbourne Magistrate’s court, operated from the building from 1914 until 1995. It is now owned by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and is used for lectures.
Creator
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McEwan, Joanne
Date
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6 May 2011
Rights
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No Copyright
Format
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
arch
architecture
building
columns
Court of Petty Sessions
George B H Austin
hood moulding
law
law courts
magistrate
Magistrate’s Court
masonry
Melbourne
neo-Romanesque
Norman Revival
Public Works Department
RMIT
Romanesque architecture
rounded arches
semi-circular arches
stonework
Supreme Court
Swanson Brothers
tower
turrets
university
university buildings
Victoria
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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
An account of the resource
This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
Still Image
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
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The ‘Advance Australia’ Arms Window in the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney
Subject
The topic of the resource
architecture, cartwheel window, coat-of-arms, endeavour, heraldic, heraldry, identity, neo-Romanesque, New South Wales, NSW, Queen Victoria Building, retail arcade, Romanesque Revival architecture, shopping arcade, Southern Cross, stained glass, Sydney, unification, window, arcade
Creator
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Urry, David (Digital Image)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
3 November 2011
Rights
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No Copyright
Format
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
arcade
architecture
cartwheel window
coat-of-arms
endeavour
heraldic
heraldry
identity
neo-Romanesque
New South Wales
NSW
Queen Victoria Building
retail arcade
Romanesque Revival architecture
shopping arcade
Southern Cross
stained glass
Sydney
unification
window
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Title
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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
An account of the resource
This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
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<p><em>The City of Sydney Archives digital photograph bank: </em><a href="http://photosau.com.au/Cos/scripts/home.asp" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman;">http://photosau.com.au/Cos/scripts/home.asp</span></a></p>
<p>Type: ‘stained glass’ into the Search box, then ‘click’ Search</p>
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Title
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The ‘Australia’ window; or ‘Oceania’ in the Sydney Town Hall
Subject
The topic of the resource
Allegory, centenary, colony, Goodlet & Smith, lantern, Lucien Henry, nationalism, neo-romanesque, New South Wales, Norman Revival, NSW, patriotism, Romanesque, Southern Cross, stained glass, Sydney, Sydney Town Hall, symbolism, trident, Union Jack, window
Description
An account of the resource
One of two neo-romanesque with rounded heads and stylised borders designed by Frenchman Lucian Henry and manufactured by Goodlet & Smith for the Sydney Town Hall auditorium, at a time when national fervour was running high in the late nineteenth century. These windows are reminiscent of Romanesque or Norman figural windows dating from the eleventh century. A tall allegorical figure, which doubtless personifies the colony of NSW, wears a helmet of ram’s horns encircled by the sun’s rays. She carries a miner’s lantern and a trident. The figure is draped in the Union Jack, and framed by four white stars on blue grounds in the shape of the Southern Cross. The fifth star is placed upon the woman’s forehead. Symbolism of this type has decidedly classical and also medieval precedents (See James Hall, Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art, 2nd Edition, Boulder, Westview Press, 2008, p.316). The woman stands astride the globe, which is inscribed with her name. The central window is flanked by decorative (and recognisably) Australian floral sidelights adorned with the words ‘Advance Australia’ and the dates of the centenary (1788-1888). This ‘Australia’ window is one of two inspirational Lucien Henry stair windows installed to celebrate Sydney’s centenary and to promote the developing national identity narrative.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Lucien Henry (designer)
Goodlet & Smith (manufacturers)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Sydney, 1887-88 (windows)
Sydney, c. 1989 (photograph)
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© City of Sydney Archives
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Hyperlink
allegory
centenary
colony
Goodlet & Smith
lantern
Lucien Henry
nationalism
neo-Romanesque
New South Wales
Norman Revival
NSW
patriotism
Romanesque
Southern Cross
stained glass
Sydney
Sydney Town Hall
symbolism
trident
Union Jack
window
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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
An account of the resource
This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
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Title
A name given to the resource
Front Facade, Former Melbourne Magistrate’s Court
Subject
The topic of the resource
arch, arches, architecture, building, columns, Court of Petty Sessions, George B H Austin, hood moulding, law, law courts, magistrate, Magistrate’s Court, masonry, Melbourne, neo-romanesque, Norman Revival, Public Works Department, RMIT, Romanesque architecture, rounded arches, semi-circular arches, stonework, Supreme Court, Swanson Brothers, tower, turrets, university, university buildings, Victoria
Description
An account of the resource
The front facade of the former Magistrate’s Court Building on the corner of La Trobe Street and Russell Street in Melbourne’s CBD. The Former Magistrate’s Court Building is a three-storey building of French Romanesque design that was constructed entirely from Australian materials. The strongly modelled entrance, thick, squat columns and solid masonry are characteristic of Norman Revival or neo-romanesque architecture, as are the tourelles, the tower and semi-circular windows and arches.
The Former Magistrate’s Court building was designed by Department of Public Works architect George H B Austin and built by the Swanson Brothers. It replaced a two-storey brick building on the site that previously housed the Supreme Court and then the Court of Petty Sessions. Construction of the new building began in 1911 and was completed in 1914. The Court of Petty Sessions, later renamed the Melbourne Magistrate’s court, operated from the building from 1914 until 1995. It is now owned by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and is used for lectures.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
McEwan, Joanne
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
6 May 2011
Rights
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No Copyright
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Digital Photograph; JPEG
arch
arches
architecture
building
columns
Court of Petty Sessions
George B H Austin
hood moulding
law
law courts
magistrate
Magistrate’s Court
masonry
Melbourne
neo-Romanesque
Norman Revival
Public Works Department
RMIT
Romanesque architecture
rounded arches
semi-circular arches
stonework
Supreme Court
Swanson Brothers
tower
turrets
university
university buildings
Victoria
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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
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This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
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Romanesque Arched Doorway, Former Magistrate’s Court, Melbourne
Subject
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arch, architecture, building, columns, Court of Petty Sessions, George B H Austin, hood moulding, law, law courts, magistrate, Magistrate’s Court, masonry, Melbourne, neo-romanesque, Norman Revival, Public Works Department, RMIT, Romanesque architecture, rounded arches, semi-circular arches, stonework, Supreme Court, Swanson Brothers, university, university buildings, Victoria
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An image of the entrance doorway to the former Magistrate’s Court Building in Melbourne’s CBD, on the corner of La Trobe Street and Russell Street. The Former Magistrate’s Court Building is a three-storey building of French Romanesque design. As is common of neo-romanesque or Norman Revival architecture, the entrance is strongly modelled; the already large doorway is amplified by archivolts, in this case a band of five semi-circular arches, column jambs and decorative hood moulding.
The Former Magistrate’s Court building was designed by Department of Public Works architect George H B Austin and built by the Swanson Brothers. It replaced a two-storey brick building on the site that previously housed the Supreme Court and then the Court of Petty Sessions. Construction of the new building began in 1911 and was completed in 1914. The Court of Petty Sessions, later renamed the Melbourne Magistrate’s court, operated from the building from 1914 until 1995. It is now owned by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and is used for lectures.
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McEwan, Joanne
Date
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6 May 2011
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No Copyright
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
arch
architecture
building
columns
Court of Petty Sessions
George B H Austin
hood moulding
law
law courts
magistrate
Magistrate’s Court
masonry
Melbourne
neo-Romanesque
Norman Revival
Public Works Department
RMIT
Romanesque architecture
rounded arches
semi-circular arches
stonework
Supreme Court
Swanson Brothers
university
university buildings
Victoria