The Federation Pavilion is located along the Grand Drive in Centennial Park and commemorates the inauguration of the Federation of Australia at this site on 1 January 1901. The original pavilion was an octagonal, domed structure made of Plaster of Paris, decorated with bas-relief castings of native flora, but had degraded by 1903 and was removed. This rotunda was designed by Alexander Tzannes and erected in 1988, the Bicentennial year of European Settlement. It was constructed around the 'Commonwealth Stone' and features a glass domed ceiling with a colourful design. An inscription around the pavilion is from a 1901 poem 'Australia' by Bernard O'Dowd that reads: "Mammon or Millennial Eden". The building was renovated and plaques were added to celebrate the Centenary of the Federation of Australia on 1 January 2001.
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It looks powerful and gorgeous at the same time, Jim.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteVery immpressive!
ReplyDeleteVery impressive building!
ReplyDeleteFederation was so important to the nation that the original pavilion must have been a very special monument. So why was it degraded by 1903 and removed - hooliganism? bad workmanship? flooding? Mind you, the new rotunda is very impressive.
ReplyDeleteI guess it was only created for the celebrations, so cheap plaster was used which easily degraded.
DeleteFine looking building
ReplyDeleteIts a very unique building.
ReplyDeleteThat building is a perfect example of symmetry!
ReplyDeletepretty design.....
ReplyDeletegreat shot
Perfect subject for this CDP Theme Day. The symmetry is calming.
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