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| The view from the Museum down Benjamin Franklin Parkway towards the Philadelphia CBD |
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Sunday, 18 February 2018
Sydney Summer Skies
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| ANZ Tower (l) and Sydney Tower (r) |
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| Australia Square (l), the Law Courts (c), towers on Macquarie Street (r) |
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| Hyde Park North |
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| The Domain (foreground) and East Sydney towers (background) |
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| Hyde Park North, Sheraton on the Park, Stockland Arcade and ANZ Tower |
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| St Mary's Cathedral |
Sunday, 4 February 2018
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
The State
For someone who attends the cinema as often as I do it must be a surprise to others that I have never attended the Sydney Film Festival. Until this year, that is.
I booked to see five films but dropped one because of weather and transport difficulties. I enjoyed the four films I did end up seeing and am inspired to attend again next year.
Three of the four screenings I did attend were at Sydney's magnificent State Theatre. I sneaked a few snaps whilst there none of which does full justice to the venue. The link above has some lovely and better images but here are a few of mine taken whilst waiting for sessions to commence.
I booked to see five films but dropped one because of weather and transport difficulties. I enjoyed the four films I did end up seeing and am inspired to attend again next year.
Three of the four screenings I did attend were at Sydney's magnificent State Theatre. I sneaked a few snaps whilst there none of which does full justice to the venue. The link above has some lovely and better images but here are a few of mine taken whilst waiting for sessions to commence.
Sunday, 5 March 2017
Melbourne towers
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| Eureka Tower |
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| The spire on the Arts Centre overlooking the National Gallery of Victoria |
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| Assorted towers in Melbourne's CBD |
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| St Pauls Anglican Cathedral |
Friday, 6 January 2017
Regency grandeur
To my knowledge at least three of Australia's major cities have had Regent Theatres. Built in the 1920s/30s these ornate theatres were amongst the country's great 'cinema palaces'.
Unfortunately Sydney's Regent Theatre disappeared one night in 1988 in a developer's demolition coup intended to circumvent community opposition. Melbourne's Regent Theatre remains in operation as a live theatre venue. As interesting as it's foyers are, they do no match the grandeur of Sydney's. Well that is my memory anyway.
Perhaps surpassing those two is Brisbane's Regent Theatre. Sadly it no longer operates as a cinema or theatre. Thankfully it's magnificent foyer remains more or less in situ even if marred by its current role as a tourist office. Here are some photos of the foyer in its present condition.
Unfortunately Sydney's Regent Theatre disappeared one night in 1988 in a developer's demolition coup intended to circumvent community opposition. Melbourne's Regent Theatre remains in operation as a live theatre venue. As interesting as it's foyers are, they do no match the grandeur of Sydney's. Well that is my memory anyway.
Perhaps surpassing those two is Brisbane's Regent Theatre. Sadly it no longer operates as a cinema or theatre. Thankfully it's magnificent foyer remains more or less in situ even if marred by its current role as a tourist office. Here are some photos of the foyer in its present condition.
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