Botanic Gardens, Marble Lions
This is one of two sculpted lions, in white Italian marble, located in the Botanic Gardens. They were originally part of the layout of the Garden Palace grounds and installed around 1882. They were removed during the construction of the Cahill Expressway and put in storage for decades. They were reinstalled on concrete footings in the Garden Palace grounds in 1994, on the northern side of the Rose Garden, with the Conservatorium of Music behind them.
They are cool looking lion sculptures. I am glad they were put back on display! Lovely photo.
ReplyDeleteYes, glad they were rescued from their storage safari. :)
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the two lion sculptures that grace the entrance to the famous Lion Bridge at St. Augustine, Florida.
ReplyDeleteThis is very beautiful, and I'm not lying!
Love the Lions. Are they the same as the two in these pics of my cousins from 1961 ?
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He's a beautiful gentle giant!
ReplyDeleteNeed to wander off down that way again: a lovely time of the year for it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeletenellibell49, these are a different couple of statues in the rose garden. The lion and lioness statues are located at the other end of the gardens inside the Lion Gate entrance, along Mrs Macquaries Road.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful sculptures and, yes, I too am so glad that they were taken out of storage! Great capture for the day, Jim! Hope your week is off to a great start!
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How pretty!
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Love anything in marble -it gives the lion a regal look! But its wildness tempered by the red roses behind:)
ReplyDeleteVery stately and regal.
ReplyDeleteI like the contrast of the red roses behind. Nice composition, and thank you for the history behind the photo.
ReplyDeleteHe looks like a royalty with all the rose surrounding him. ^_^
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He's a beauty Jim, love the red roses behind him.
ReplyDeleteAwesome photo! Love the lion with the red flowes ~thanks, namaste, Carol (A Creative Harbor) linked with Ruby Tuesday ^_^
ReplyDeleteThose dazzling red roses form the perfect backdrop for that rather drab lion.
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Beautiful capture.
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What a beautiful lion!
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ReplyDeleteNow THAT is a beautiful lion sculpture and it's in the right place. The roses look lovely too.
ReplyDeleteLove thoses roses. Trish
ReplyDeleteIt is good they were rescued from their incarceration and put back on public view. Beautiful scultures.
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