Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Botany, Sir Joseph Banks Park, sculpture

The Sir Joseph Banks Park is located in the eastern suburb of Botany. The Sir Joseph Banks Zoological and Botanical Gardens were the main attraction of the nearby Sir Joseph Banks Hotel in the 19th Century. The colony's first zoo featured animals such as kangaroos, elephants, tigers, bears camels and gorillas. These animals are commemorated by sculptured life-sized, life-like zoo animals such as this elephant in the children's playground, created in 1988.
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15 comments:

  1. UnknownWednesday, 15 May 2013 at 02:34:00 GMT+10

    Another great one!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  2. Michele M./ Finch RestWednesday, 15 May 2013 at 10:31:00 GMT+10

    Jim,

    Those sculptures are incredible! What are they made of? Is that bronze?

    They are extremely life like, and really must be something else in real life, wow!

    Thanks so much for your visit today!

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    1. JimWednesday, 15 May 2013 at 10:50:00 GMT+10

      Not bronze. I think they might be concrete but not sure what they are coated in. It's an impressive paint job or finish.

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  3. MarleeWednesday, 15 May 2013 at 10:47:00 GMT+10

    Awesome!!!

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  4. carol l mckennaWednesday, 15 May 2013 at 11:16:00 GMT+10

    Fascinating photo ~ well done ~ Love elephants ~

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  5. JoeWednesday, 15 May 2013 at 17:15:00 GMT+10

    This could give you quite a fright if you first came across it at night.

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    1. JimThursday, 16 May 2013 at 08:43:00 GMT+10

      Better the sculptures of elephants, gorillas and bears, than the real things. :)

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  6. PerthDailyPhotoSaturday, 18 May 2013 at 23:32:00 GMT+10

    Fab series of shots from Sir Joseph Banks Park Jim, the gorillas are a bit impressive, can you believe I took some pics of gorilla garden statues today:)

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  7. robin.Sunday, 19 May 2013 at 00:09:00 GMT+10

    wonderful shadows join his sculptured wrinkles. great shot Jim!!!

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  8. RalphSunday, 19 May 2013 at 00:17:00 GMT+10

    That is a wonderful sculpture - it appears as if this giant is awaking from its slumber. Nice capture!

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  9. Paula Scott Molokai Girl StudioSunday, 19 May 2013 at 00:40:00 GMT+10

    Wow-an amazing sculpture-really captures a moment in time so long, long ago.

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  10. PattiSunday, 19 May 2013 at 02:39:00 GMT+10

    Wow, that is a life-like sculpture.

    Great find!

    Happy Shadow Shot Sunday!

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  11. NatureFootstepSunday, 19 May 2013 at 21:26:00 GMT+10

    nice to be in the shadow I think. :)

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  12. AnonymousTuesday, 21 May 2013 at 06:01:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful sculpture!

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  13. Becky WarrenMonday, 28 September 2020 at 02:39:00 GMT+10

    Just chatting with my grandad who created and built these sculptures! I’ve read all your comments to him and he is thrilled, also that they have been kept in tip top condition from when he made them back in 1988 we believe - living back in the UK now and still working although nothing as big now! www.WilliamReesArtist.com for his latest work

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