Linked to: Weekend Reflections
Saturday, 30 September 2017
Barangaroo, skyscrapers
Friday, 29 September 2017
Broadway, Grace Brothers department store, clock tower
This clock tower and globe lamp are part of the former Grace Brothers department store along Broadway, in the inner city suburb of Glebe. It was built in 1904 in the Federation/Edwardian architectural style as the flagship building of the department store and a matching building across the road was completed in 1923. Grace Bros vacated the Broadway store in 1992 and these buildings were restored and redeveloped in 1998. This building became part of The Broadway Shopping Centre, a shopping mall with retail space, cinemas, restaurants and car park.
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Paddington, St John's Presbyterian Church
The former St John's Presbyterian Church is located along Oxford Street, in the inner city suburb of Paddington. This heritage listed building was designed by Henry Robertson and built in 1857 in the Victorian Picturesque Gothic architectural style. In 2015, it was converted into a high-end fashion boutique.
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Botanic Gardens, The Calyx
"Pollination" is a flower exhibit at The Calyx, an indoor and outdoor exhibition space at the Royal Botanic Garden. The colourful garden beds feature orchids, daisies, gardenias and lilies. The green wall stands at 6 metres high and spans 50 metres and features dicondra, syngonium and heuchera.
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Liverpool, TAFE College
Monday, 25 September 2017
Darlinghurst, art
This mural is painted on the side of a record shop along Goulburn Street, between Crown Street and Arnold Lane, in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. The wall of "Record Store" has featured a number of different murals over the years. This rainbow coloured mural with two hands forming a love heart has recently been installed as part of the Marriage Equality campaign which Australia is currently voting on.
Sunday, 24 September 2017
The Rocks, St Patrick's Catholic Church
St Patrick's Catholic Church is located on the corner of Grosvenor Street and Harrington Street at The Rocks. The heritage listed church was designed by John Broadbent, reworked by John Frederick Hilly and built in 1844 in the Old Colonial Gothic Picturesque architectural style.
Friday, 22 September 2017
Botanic Gardens, The Calyx
The Rocks, chimney
This octagonal chimney stack rises above the former electricity power station, mining museum and chemical laboratory, located between George Street and Hickson Road at The Rocks. This heritage listed building was designed by the Government Architect, Walter Liberty Vernon in the Federation Warehouse style with Romanesque and Art Nouveau detailing. The electricity power station and workshops were constructed by 1902 with the mining museum chemical laboratories and chimney constructed by 1909. It became known as the Earth Exchange in 1990 but then became office space in 1996.
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Dawes Point, sentry box
This sentry box is on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, near the Sydney Harbour Bridge, in the inner city suburb of Dawes Point. This cylindrical sandstone building was built c.1880 to observe the foreshore area for defensive purposes. It was located next to Explosives Wharf (now Ives Steps Wharf) which was built around the same time to transport explosives from Goat Island to the Dawes Point Battery.
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Walsh Bay, Tri
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
York Street, QVB Chambers
Monday, 18 September 2017
Darlinghurst, art
Sunday, 17 September 2017
North Sydney, St Peter's Presbyterian School Hall
St Peter's Presbyterian School Hall is located along Blues Point Road, in the northern suburb of North Sydney. This heritage listed building was designed in the Victorian Georgian architectural style and built in the late nineteenth century. It was once part of the school on this site associated with the nearby St Peters Presbyterian Church.
Saturday, 16 September 2017
Meadowbank, ferry wharf
Friday, 15 September 2017
Hornsby, water clock
"Man, Time and the Environment", also known as the Hornsby Water Clock is a fusion of kinetic sculpture, decorative fountain, musical instrument and a functional clock. It is located in Hornsby Mall, a pedestrian mall in Florence Street, in the northern suburb of Hornsby. This work, unveiled in 1993, was created by Australian sculptor Victor Cusack from cast bronze, stainless steel, and toughened plate glass. It features sculpted forms of the fauna of Hornsby Shire from a rainbow lorikeet, to a cormorant, blue tongue lizard, fruit bat and possum.
Thursday, 14 September 2017
York Street, Taylor Family Warehouse
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Wollstonecraft, Oyster Cove Reserve
The marina at the end of Oyster Cove Reserve, in the north shore suburb of Wollstonecraft, looking towards the HMAS Waterhen naval base and Balls Head Bay.
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Wollstonecraft, Oyster Cove Gasworks
Monday, 11 September 2017
Newtown, mural
This mural is on the side wall of a house on the corner of Holmwood Street and King Lane, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. It was created by graffiti artist Phibs who has created a few murals around the city such as one nearby in Holt Street.
Sunday, 10 September 2017
Croydon Park, Uniting Church Disability Services
Saturday, 9 September 2017
Ultimo, The Goods Line, sculpture
This contemporary sculpture is located along an urban walkway known as "The Goods Line", in the inner city suburb of Ultimo. It is in front of one of the buildings of the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). The Goods Line was built along a disused rail corridor from Central railway station from Railway Square to Darling Harbour and also features a linear park and open space.
Friday, 8 September 2017
Barangaroo, International Towers
Thursday, 7 September 2017
Queen Victoria Building, sculptures
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Circular Quay, ferry and bridge
This view of a ferry at Circular Quay ferry wharves, stretching to Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge is from the viewing platform above Circular Quay railway station. The Queenscliff is a Freshwater Class ferry acquired in 1983 and is part of the fleet that operates from Circular Quay to Manly. It was named Queenscliff after the northern suburb near Manly.
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Sydney Town Hall, Druitt Street
Monday, 4 September 2017
Haymarket, In Between Two Worlds
"In Between Two Worlds" is an art installation located in Chinatown at Haymarket. This artwork, created by artist Jason Wing, explores themes of heaven and earth featuring painted wall murals, etched granite floor murals and 30 suspended illuminated spirit figures. This night view is from Hay Street, looking down Kimber Lane. A daytime view can be seen here.
Sunday, 3 September 2017
Croydon Park, Uniting Church
Saturday, 2 September 2017
Sydney Harbour Bridge, ferry
This ferry makes its way across Circular Quay and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The midday sun is shining down on Sydney Harbour, viewed from East Circular Quay near the Sydney Opera House.
Friday, 1 September 2017
Barangaroo, International Towers
Tower Three is one of three new skyscrapers known as International Towers, in the inner city suburb of Barangaroo. The three towers have been built in the block bounded by Barangaroo Avenue, Watermans Quay, Scotch Road and Exchange Place, with the walkways Shipwright Walk and Mercantile Walk between them. This is the view from Wulugul Walk along the foreshore, with the Alexander Residences apartments in the foreground.
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