Sunday 1 January 2017

Hyde Park, Archibald Fountain (Theme Day: Photo of the Year)

The Archibald Fountain is an art deco style fountain in Hyde Park, near College Street, designed by French artist Francois Sicard and unveiled on 14 March 1932. The fountain is named after J.F. Archibald, owner and editor of The Bulletin, a newspaper which later became a magazine that encouraged writers to write about Australia. Last year, marked the ten year anniversary of the first photo I posted on this blog which was also a photo of this fountain which can be seen here. I returned to the fountain to take more photos including the one I posted on the anniversary here and this photo posted today from the same angle as the original.

12 comments:

  1. It has a very dramatic design. A good choice for the theme, Jim.

    Happy New Year!

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  2. That is one elegant fountain. Best to you in 2017, Jim!

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  3. Lovely shot - the design of the fountain is so balanced & beautiful

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  4. It's a fantastic fountain from every angle, love the shot from last year! Happy new year Jim 😊

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  5. beautiful fountain and makes me anxious for summer! happy new year!

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  6. Nice to have some anniversaries here! These beautiful sculptures have been here before the World WarII - wow! Thank you so much for being a part of ALL SEASONS! A happy New Year to you!

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  7. Wonderful view with a blue sky! and such lovely fountain! We have a cold weather, in here; So, this view is perfect for your blogging 10th anniversary! A very Happy new Year!

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  8. Oh I love this fountain and your shot of it! I always got sprayed with blowing fountain water or got too many tourists sitting around the fountain when i tried to get a clear shot.
    Ten years, wow, that is a long time to be blogging! Good onya, Jim. Have a great new year.

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  9. How nice to return to your first location...and to be blogging for 10 years. It's a great subject to visit. Happy new year!

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  10. How striking! It's always nice to be able to go back and visit a place again.

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