tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post3401013501860079773..comments2023-11-04T02:36:30.385+11:00Comments on Thru my Sydney Eye: Texture - Sydney sandstoneJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-42965826104773436772011-10-13T06:50:30.620+11:002011-10-13T06:50:30.620+11:00The QVB is lovely but I always wonder how there se...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.Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-68037947618470691742011-10-11T02:15:29.317+11:002011-10-11T02:15:29.317+11:00The QVB is so beautiful. I walked through it this ...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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-78852416585602423042011-10-11T01:31:41.140+11:002011-10-11T01:31:41.140+11:00A fantastic building with great details!A fantastic building with great details!Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-66295049286333781652011-10-11T00:29:56.378+11:002011-10-11T00:29:56.378+11:00The QVB is one of my favourite places to visit whe...The QVB is one of my favourite places to visit when I'm in Sydney, you've done her proud Julie.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-84702420118072772482011-10-10T21:57:26.902+11:002011-10-10T21:57:26.902+11:00Oh wow .. I have not taken in the level of detail ...Oh wow .. I have not taken in the level of detail before this.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-5875723819572608012011-10-10T20:37:54.482+11:002011-10-10T20:37:54.482+11:00Thanks for bringing the QV building up close. She...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.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-87762558199023470622011-10-10T19:57:24.556+11:002011-10-10T19:57:24.556+11:00QVB is easily my favourite downtown building. I re...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.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03671691808322770184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-51336582103998823452011-10-10T15:41:45.791+11:002011-10-10T15:41:45.791+11:00Beautiful detail closeups, it is a grand building....Beautiful detail closeups, it is a grand building.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228604486090869506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-9549014583256759652011-10-10T13:26:10.707+11:002011-10-10T13:26:10.707+11:00Its a beautiful building. They're doing someth...Its a beautiful building. They're doing something with the dome as part of Art & About. Must check when it is.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-27637146799810983902011-10-10T13:21:17.383+11:002011-10-10T13:21:17.383+11:00Beautiful!Beautiful!carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787018321269238581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-66676206178944557652011-10-10T13:03:43.933+11:002011-10-10T13:03:43.933+11:00Truly beautiful work in sandstone.Truly beautiful work in sandstone.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-88793839312646984842011-10-10T08:33:38.832+11:002011-10-10T08:33:38.832+11:00Such incredible craftsmanship and amazing detail. ...Such incredible craftsmanship and amazing detail. A lost art methinks.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678687120165473412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-5090764699533728942011-10-10T07:48:54.156+11:002011-10-10T07:48:54.156+11:00The craftmanship in these older buildings is super...The craftmanship in these older buildings is superb which is sadly lacking in today's glass and concrete monstrosities :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-16894497566207713452011-10-10T01:47:17.600+11:002011-10-10T01:47:17.600+11:00Gorgeous... our modern skyscrapers may be sleek, b...Gorgeous... our modern skyscrapers may be sleek, but for art's sake, I say these Victorian beauties are winners!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com