The QVB (Queen Victoria Building) was built during the 1880s. It has endured a number of incarnations over the following 120 years (vegetable market, government offices, upmarket retail) and quite a few make-overs, bordering on face-lifts. It is currently undergoing another scrubbing. It is all the rage apparently. The State Library has been cleaned. Central Station clock-tower is being cleaned. A sandstone-led recovery from recession, perhaps.
But, get a look at this workmanship! Run a virtual finger over those sandstone-swirls.
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Gorgeous... our modern skyscrapers may be sleek, but for art's sake, I say these Victorian beauties are winners!
The craftmanship in these older buildings is superb which is sadly lacking in today's glass and concrete monstrosities :-).
Such incredible craftsmanship and amazing detail. A lost art methinks.
Truly beautiful work in sandstone.
Beautiful!
Its a beautiful building. They're doing something with the dome as part of Art & About. Must check when it is.
Beautiful detail closeups, it is a grand building.
QVB is easily my favourite downtown building. I remember going in there before it was 'done up'but I think they did a great job all those years ago. Those copper domes and sandstone are just fantastic. Thanks for the shots, they capture it really well.
Thanks for bringing the QV building up close. She is a beauty. I have visited this building and you have done it justice. Love the perspective and symmetry of the top photo.
Oh wow .. I have not taken in the level of detail before this.
The QVB is one of my favourite places to visit when I'm in Sydney, you've done her proud Julie.
A fantastic building with great details!
The QVB is so beautiful. I walked through it this evening when it was almost empty, and the floors were freshly mopped so the tiles sparkled. So splendid, though it always seems to make me feel a little melancholy. Thank you for these photos.
The QVB is lovely but I always wonder how there seemed to be money to pay for such exquisite workmanship back then. The Town Hall is another repository of amazing sandstone adornment! Great photos as usual.
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