The 3 Wise Monkeys Pub, George Street
The 3 Wise Monkeys Pub is located in on the corner of George Street and Liverpool Street in a heritage listed, former bank building. The three wise monkey statues (top) above the entrance have been dressed in supporters colours for the Soccer 2010 FIFA World Cup which starts tomorrow in South Africa. From left to right, Speak No Evil barracks for South Korea, See No Evil barracks for Australia and Hear No Evil barracks for England. The building was designed for a bank by Wardell and Vernon Architects in the Victorian Italianate style and built in 1886. It was originally the 'Southern Branch' of The Bank of Australia which then became The Bank of Australasia from 1879, the ANZ bank from 1970 to 1998 and was finally turned into a pub in 2000.
i've got a photo just like that too. hehe. they really know how to dress up those monkeys for different themes don't they :-)
ReplyDeletefunny shot! thanks for visiting my blog:-)
ReplyDeleteLove this one. What a great capture!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good one.
ReplyDeleteFootball is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.
Gary Lineker.
Bhe,
ReplyDeletein questo momento in Italia il detto :
" Non vedo - non sento - non parlo "
è la soluzione migliore....
Buona giornata :-)
Bella foto delle scimmie.
That looks like a fun place!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great. Nice building/
ReplyDeletecool and funny shots...
ReplyDeleteOK I need a beer now! Fun post.
ReplyDeleteA lovely old building adorned with the three monkeys, which would be a great statue at the best of times, but even more colorful with the football finery.
ReplyDeleteFunny dressing up of the monkeys. The WK-fever is everywhere in the world visible.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favourite statues in central Sydney. Banks in the 19th century commanded high profile corner positions, and today it is fun to check out the remodelling that has occurred.
ReplyDeleteNice shots.
ReplyDeleteLOL .. lovely shot! The monkeys are cute!
ReplyDeleteGreat old building.
ReplyDeleteGreat monkey shot - good to see a bank turned into a pub and not the other way around.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fun shot. Of those three, I've got to cheer for South Korea, since that's where my wife is from, or England, where I'm from. Sorry to all you Australians reading this comment!
ReplyDeleteI wonder why Korea?
ReplyDeleteAndrew, I wondered that too. I assumed it might have something to do with which teams the managers of the pub are supporting. Apart from Australia, maybe they have English and Korean backgrounds or connections.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Hmmm... from banking business to monkey business.....
ReplyDeleteLove it! It is funny and nice.
ReplyDeleteThose monkeys are cute!
ReplyDeletecool Photo , J bar : )
ReplyDeleteMust have walked past there dozens of times and never noticed the monkeys.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos as always.
Jan
awesome shot of the three monkeys :)
ReplyDeleteI was given in the Gold Coast a 3 wise frogs T shirt. I asked why not monkeys. They say, no natural monkeys in Oz. but plenty of frogs. I must tell them about your pub.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos J Bar. The sports gear is a nice touch.
ReplyDelete(The "wanted" poster is my favourite one too.)
Cheers.
Melbourne Daily Photo
hee hee...
ReplyDeleteIs the lesson here that dealing with money will drive one to drink?
LOL at Steffe!
Yes, I passed this way many times but couldn't get a chance taking the picture. Great one Jim!
ReplyDeleteThe monkeys are awesome!
ReplyDeleteI don't like monkeys but these are cute ones :)
ReplyDeleteLove this shot! Thanks for visiting my blog. :)
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