Thursday, 6 October 2016

Centennial Park, Federation Gateway

Federation Gateway, near Anzac Parade in the eastern suburb of Moore Park. it provides a grand opening to Federation Way from Moore Park to Centennial Park. This contemporary gate stands eight metres tall in timber, copper, bronze and cast iron and is inspired by the geometry of tree canopies. It was designed by Australian architect and urban designer, Alexander Tzannes and built in 2001 for the the Australian Centenary of Federation.

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    1. 8 metres is very tall. I like there is also timber used!

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  2. Looks like a nice place to sit and relax.

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  3. Hello, it is a nice memorial. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day and the weekend ahead!

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  4. Hello, this is, an impressive Gateway! I like the inspiration for it's design.

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  5. My first thought was that is a very high roof.

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  6. Interesting architecture and nicely built gate blending different components!

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  7. This is neat. Right away before reading what you wrote I thought it looked like "trees". They did a great job.

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