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1880 Sydney Lands Office
Description
A stunning photo of Sydney's beautiful Lands Office building. This photo is of the first stage of the building, constructed between 1876 and 1881. A second stage which includes the beautiful tower, was added between 1888 and 1892.
The Lands Office, as it was originally called, was bound by Bridge, Bent, and Graham Streets in Sydney, and was the largest public building in New South Wales metropolis. It is built in the Venetian type of the Italian Renaissance, and included in its design were the statues of early Australian Governors, explorers, and so on. The building is of four stories, internally bricked with an outer facing of Pyrmont freestone. It housed the offices of the Minister for Lands and Mines and the staffs of the Lands, Survey, and Mining Departments head offices.
The building was designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet and built in different stages, with Walter Liberty Vernon and William Edmund Kemp designing various components of the building.
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Photograph by Charles Bayliss.
This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales, held in their Mitchell Library. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.
Our team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.
Description
A stunning photo of Sydney's beautiful Lands Office building. This photo is of the first stage of the building, constructed between 1876 and 1881. A second stage which includes the beautiful tower, was added between 1888 and 1892.
The Lands Office, as it was originally called, was bound by Bridge, Bent, and Graham Streets in Sydney, and was the largest public building in New South Wales metropolis. It is built in the Venetian type of the Italian Renaissance, and included in its design were the statues of early Australian Governors, explorers, and so on. The building is of four stories, internally bricked with an outer facing of Pyrmont freestone. It housed the offices of the Minister for Lands and Mines and the staffs of the Lands, Survey, and Mining Departments head offices.
The building was designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet and built in different stages, with Walter Liberty Vernon and William Edmund Kemp designing various components of the building.
All text © HotPress
Photograph by Charles Bayliss.
This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales, held in their Mitchell Library. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.
Our team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.
