Sydney Opera House (1957 – 1973) is a masterpiece of late modern architecture. It is admired internationally and proudly treasured by the people of Australia. It was created by young Danish architect, Jørn Utzon.
Photograph from Vivid Sydney – a festival of light, music and ideas.
More information is available here:
http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/house_history_landing.aspx
http://www.vividsydney.com
Onlookers focussed on the Opera House, Sydney.
More information:
http://www.vividsydney.com
Over the next few days I will post photographs from Vivid Sydney – a festival of light, music and ideas.
This is the Mushroom (MLC Centre), Martin Place, designed by Australian architect Harry Siedler. Built in 1977, it houses the CTA (Commercial Traveller’s Association) Club.
More information is available here:
http://www.worldarchitecturemap.org/buildings/the-mushroom-mlc-centre
http://ctabusinessclub.com.au
http://www.vividsydney.com
I find all components of the gum tree fascinating. I recently discovered the beauty of their flowers.
I love the inkiness of this threatening sky
When driving to work we pass this park in St. Peter’s, a suburb about 6km from Sydney CBD.
The wavy lines of bark on this bottle brush conjured up images of vibrations frozen time.
Judging by the number of posts on this blog that reference these trees, I believe I’m a little obsessed with them:
This one features one of my favourite native birds
Overcoming Gravity
After a brutal pruning
Why have trees near power lines
When the everyday pushes down,
Weighting shoulders, raising a frown,
Life seems to be a gloomy town.
Experience for me has shown,
Lifting spirits is f’all to own,
Take cares high above to be flown.
Forgotten photo I.D. in Sydney;
Misplaced memory triggered to dawn.
An afternoon years ago, friends of three;
Forgotten party tickets in Melbourne.
Emotions: panic; anger; disbelief.
Denominators: time; cabs; cash; relief.
In its report on the donation of the Customs House clock to the Newcastle Museum following the 1989 earthquake, the abc advises that
Customs administration was first established in 1828 and was housed at various locations until the current building was built and occupied in 1877.
You can see the time-ball on top of the tower of the building, which dropped everyday at 1pm enabling sailing ship captains to synchronize their ships chronometers.
The leaning tower is due to the camera lens I was using when I took the picture.
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