Looking towards St Mary's cathedral from inside the Australian Museum. The building with the pond and fountain and sloping glass wall is the Cook+Philip Park Aquatic Centre. There are more pictures of it here.
St Mary's is the Roman Catholic cathedral; its neo-Gothic sandstone facade was cleaned prior to the Pope's 2008 visit.
Ahh, St. Mary's, my favorite place in Sydney! Isn't she beautiful?! She does look a shade lihter now.
ReplyDeleteAnd inside the Museaum is my second favorite place. You have a great city.
Great snap of la grande dame in the afternoon light and with a threatening northern sky no less.
ReplyDeleteAs for that abomination of a park - may Cook and Philip both turn in their grave - give me the old City Bowling Club any old day!
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ReplyDeleteJulie is refering to times I haven't known. The city bowling club?
ReplyDeleteI only visited the Australian museum once. I can see exactly where this photo was taken from. Nice cleaning job they did for the Pope's visit. When I left Sydney last year they still had the scaffolding on...
Beautiful building. I'm loving this Sandstone series. Such a brilliant idea and fab photos, Sally.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful photo. It looks like a postcard view!
ReplyDeletewow thats beautiful photo! thanx for sharing with us it!!
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I really like that perspective, and the light is beautiful. Haven't had a good look down there since they finished the construction.
ReplyDeleteThat really is such a beautiful busy view.
ReplyDeleteOh, and the manger scene is in the courtyard? I remember a girls choir singing carols there.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful church and the color of the sandstone makes it look like a happy place rather than a serious place. It's in such a nice setting.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful light on that cathedral! It really stands out amongst the newer buildings.
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