I’m planning three Photo Safari posts this week. They’ll all be more sights of Adelaide, architecture, the railway station and the legendary Largs Pier Hotel.
Despite the best efforts of successive generations of councils, there are still some interesting buildings left in Adelaide. Often you have to look up to see them. One floor above the underwhelming Rundle Mall ‘shopping experience’ you can still find quirky buildings with personality.
A standout is the CML building on the corner of Hindley and King William Streets. The odd decoration scheme makes it look like the headquarters of some gothic super villain. You can spot Aztec style owl gargoyles, rampant lions, green men and a host of odd shapes.
Boring clothes shops and fast food joints cropped out using Aviary
April 21, 2015 at 12:07 pm
How amazing that it’s only the top part that’s gothic, Peter !!!
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April 21, 2015 at 12:25 pm
Maybe they got a job lot of gargolyes from somewhere. We got a lot of funky skyscrapers in the 1930’s!
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April 22, 2015 at 9:31 am
Do we think that was art nouveau ?
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April 22, 2015 at 10:12 am
It’s probably Mussolini-Grandiose style. Il Duce was pretty hip around the early 30’s, hence the fascist-symbol lights on the Harbour Bridge and the old Vets Affairs building.
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April 23, 2015 at 10:01 am
!!! How bloody APPALLING ! – but there is, indeed, resemblance to the Stazione Centrale in Milano !
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April 23, 2015 at 10:28 am
My thoughts exactly. What a grandiose pile that is!
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April 23, 2015 at 10:30 am
We loved it. Not because of what it looked like, but because it was a familiar landmark whenever we arrived in Milano (which is my favourite city in the entire world) … 🙂
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