The Vivid Sydney Festival is an annual festival of light, music and ideas which is running from 23 May to 9 June 2014. Martin Place has been lit up for the first time this year. This former office building is currently being redeveloped but work has ceased during the festival and the skeleton of the building is lit up at night with these colourful light reflections.
Saturday 31 May 2014
Martin Place, Vivid Sydney Festival
The Vivid Sydney Festival is an annual festival of light, music and ideas which is running from 23 May to 9 June 2014. Martin Place has been lit up for the first time this year. This former office building is currently being redeveloped but work has ceased during the festival and the skeleton of the building is lit up at night with these colourful light reflections.
Friday 30 May 2014
Sydney Park, chimneys
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Thursday 29 May 2014
Kyeemagh, baths
Kyeemagh Baths are located on the shore of Botany Bay, in the southern suburb of Kyeemagh. There are a number of these netted swimming enclosures along Lady Robinson Beach including ones at Brighton-Le-Sands, Ramsgate and Sandringham. In the distance are the airport runways at Mascot that jut into the bay and the cranes from Port Botany.
Linked to: Water World Wednesday, Good Fences, Signs, Signs.
Linked to: Water World Wednesday, Good Fences, Signs, Signs.
Wednesday 28 May 2014
Rozelle, White Bay Hotel
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Rozelle, White Bay Power Station
The White Bay Power Station is located along Robert Street, in the inner city suburb of Rozelle. Sitting on the shore of White Bay, this heritage listed former coal-fired power station was commissioned in 1917 and decommissioned in 1983. It is currently owned by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority which is currently undertaking necessary preservation work to reduce further degradation and ensure the potential for future uses.
Monday 26 May 2014
Darling Harbour, mosaic
This mosaic is located on the walkway between the Sydney Exhibition Centre and the Chinese Garden of Friendship at Darling Harbour. The mosaic features the emblem of New South Wales and was created for the state's bicentenary in 1988 when the Darling Harbour was redeveloped. The Exhibition Centre has recently been demolished as part of another major redevelopment so I don't know if this mosaic will survive.
Sunday 25 May 2014
Lidcombe, St Ephraim Syrian Orthodox Cathedral
St Ephraim Syrian Orthodox Cathedral is located in Joseph Street, in the western suburb of Lidcombe. This church which features eastern orthodox and contemporary architectural styles was officially consecrated in 2002.
Saturday 24 May 2014
Darling Island, walkway
This walkway is located long the shore of Darling Island, in the inner city suburb of Pyrmont. Darling Island was levelled and joined to the mainland with hewn rock in the late 1840s. It became home to shipbuilding yards of the Australian Steam Navigation Company and redeveloped in the 2000s with apartment buildings that have spectacular views of Sydney Harbour. Barangaroo and the Harbour Control Tower can be seen in the distance.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, Shadow Shot Sunday.
Friday 23 May 2014
Thursday 22 May 2014
Circular Quay, kiosk
This bus ticket booth is located in the square behind the bus stands, along Alfred Street at Circular Quay. These types of kiosks can be seen around the city and can be newsagents, florists, fruit and vegie shops, cafes or information booths.
Linked to: Signs, Signs.
Wednesday 21 May 2014
King Street Wharf, Hop On Hop Off Ferry
The Hop On Hop Off Ferry is seen here in Cockle Bay, arriving at King Street Wharf. Most big cities around the world have a Hop On Hop Off Bus to see the city sights. Sydney also has a Hop On Hop Off Ferry to see the harbour sights.
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Newtown North Public School
Newtown North Public School is located along Carillon Avenue, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. The West Wing was constructed in 1897 in the Federation Free architectural style with Arts and Crafts architectural style features.
Monday 19 May 2014
Newtown, street art
This is part of a mural on the side of a shop on the corner of King Street and Rochford Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. The artwork was created by Peque and dedicated to his crew of mural artists. This wall has featured a number of artworks by this artist over the years which can be seen here and here.
Sunday 18 May 2014
Botanc Gardens, Venus Italica
This Venus Italica sculpture is located beside a walkway in the Royal Botanic Gardens. This is an 1880s marble replica of the Venus Italica, which was created by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova.
Saturday 17 May 2014
Botanic Gardens, Main Pond
The view across Main Pond in the Royal Botanic Gardens on a clear Autumn day, with the Sydney skyline in the distance.
Friday 16 May 2014
Vaucluse House, stable
This heritage building is located on the Vaucluse House estate, which gave its name to the eastern suburb of Vaucluse. It was originally used as the stable for Vaucluse House, a mansion designed by Henry Browne Hayes and built in 1803 in the the Gothic Revival style. This two storey sanstone building with stalls, carriage and tack rooms and fruit storage areas was designed by George Cookney and built in 1829.
Thursday 15 May 2014
Vaucluse, Parsley Bay Suspension Bridge
The Parsley Bay Suspension Bridge is a footbridge over Parsley Bay, in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse.
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Darling Harbour, Viking vessel, Jorgen Jorgensen
The Jorgen Jorgensen was moored at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour for a recent Vikings exhibition. It was built and launched in Perth, Australia in 1987 as a reconstruction of the 9th century Gokstad Viking ship. The ship was named after the Danish adventurer Jorgen Jorgenson (1780-1841) who was transported as a convict to Tasmania and led a colourful life in colonial Australia in the early 1800s.
Tuesday 13 May 2014
Botanic Gardens, Japanese Lantern
This Japanese Lantern is located in the Japanese Garden in the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Japanese Garden was established in 1921 and featured three sandstone lanterns of varying heights. This lantern is one of three white granite lanterns which were donated by Sydney's sister-city Nagoya, Japan in 1983.
Monday 12 May 2014
Botanic Gardens, Wuganmagulya
"Wuganmagulya" is an artwork in the walkway along the shore of Farm Cove in the Royal Botanic Gardens. It was created by indigenous artist Brenda L. Croft in 2000 and comprises terrazzo and stained concrete insets into the pathway depicting figures such as this kangaroo, from Sydney rock carvings, some of which are now lost. The names of people, places, animals, tools and rituals from the many groups of Aboriginal people in the Sydney area are also etched along the kerb.
Sunday 11 May 2014
Botanic Gardens, sculpture
This marble statue is located in the Royal Botanic Gardens. It is one of several sculptures which were made in Italy and installed in the Botanic Gardens in the 1880s.
Saturday 10 May 2014
Kogarah, Kirkplace
Kirkplace is a church located along Derby Street, in the southern suburb of Kogarah. The presbyterian church moved into the lower ground floor of this office building in 2009, from the adjacent Soldiers' Memorial Presbyterian Church. Next to it, is the heritage listed church built in 1928 and hall built around 1890 are now a medical centre and a physotherapist's sports clinic.
Friday 9 May 2014
Kogarah, Soldiers' Memorial Presbyterian Church
The Soldiers' Memorial Presbyterian Church is located on the corner of Derby Street and Kensington Street, in the southern suburb of Kogarah. This heritage listed building was built in 1928 in the Inter War architectural style. It replaced the adjacent Presbyterian Church which was built around 1890 and then became the church hall. When Kirkplace opened in the office building beside it in 2009, the church building became a medical centre.
Thursday 8 May 2014
Kogarah, Presbyterian Church
This former Presbyterian Church is located in Kensington Street, in the southern suburb of Kogarah. It was built around 1890 in the Victorian Gothic architectural style. It became a church hall when a new Soldiers' Memorial Presbyterian Church was built next to it in 1928. When Kirkplace opened in the office building behind it in 2009, the church became a medical centre and the hall was converted for use by a physiotherapy and sports clinic.
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Watsons Bay, bridge
This footbridge is located along a walkway at the northernmost point of the South Head peninsula, in eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. It provides views across Sydney Harbour to the North Head peninsula, in the northern suburb of Manly.
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Paddington, Juniper Hall
Juniper Hall is located on the corner of Oxford Street and Ormond Street, in the inner city suburb of Paddington. This heritage listed building was designed by Robert Cooper and built in 1825 in the Georgian architectural style. In recent times it has been used as a portrait and photographic gallery and is now home of the Historic Houses Association of Australia.
Monday 5 May 2014
Queen's Square, Taronga Wild! Rhinos
This is my last look at the "Taronga Wild! Rhinos" public art exhibition which was located around the city from February to April. "Chupa Chups" was created by Rain Hart, inspired by a a strong tribal feel. It was located in Queen's Square, in front of the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, near St Mary's Cathedral. All the rhinos will be on display at The Star casino in Pyrmont from 10th May and will be auctioned off on 14th May to raise funds for Taronga Zoo’s Black Rhino breeding program and conservation projects.
Sunday 4 May 2014
Kirrawee, St Mary, St Bakhomios & St Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church
St. Mary, St. Bakhomious and St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church is located along Bath Road, in the southern suburb of Kirrawee. It was built in 1996 in a Coptic architectural style with contemporary features.
Saturday 3 May 2014
Cook and Phillip Park, fountain
This is one of the fountains in the square at Cook and Phillip Park, opposite the Australian Museum in William Street. The Collections and Research Building and the Parkes-Farmer Wing are visible here on the right. In the distance is the Horizon Apartments building at Darlinghurst.
Friday 2 May 2014
Waverley, tower
This telecommunications tower, behind a telephone exchange rises above a row of town houses in Birrell Street, in the eastern suburb of Waverley. The original Waverley Radio Telephone Tower was built in 1945. This 82 metre structure supports radio systems for telephone, television and data services.
Thursday 1 May 2014
Kogarah, substation (Theme Day: Squares)
This electricity substation is located along Railway Parade, in the southern suburb of Kogarah. It was commissioned in 2010, with the design prepared to complement future commercial development along the road but also fit in with the local residential area. Many square vents and square bricks. I still prefer the old heritage substations around the city, as seen here.
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