Sydney, NSW, Australia
Horbury Terrace. Once a group of eight houses, built in 1842 for Ouseley Condell. Their name derives from the second owner, Thomas Holt, a native of Horbury, Yorkshire.
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Martin Pl, Sydney, Australia
The sculpture 'Passage', by Anne Graham. Acknowledging the Georgian cottages which once occupied this site (demolished 1930s).
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Central Station, Sydney
Railway Square (originally known as 'Central Square'), occupying the area between Broadway and Lee, Pitt & George Streets. Home to the Railway Square Tram Interchange for the first half of the 20thC, now to a bus interchange.
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This particular building is Central Railway Station, on the former site of the Devonshire Street Cemetery (the remains were exhumed and re-interred at several other Sydney cemeteries). The station has operated since 1855; this building was designed by the Government Architect Walter Liberty Vernon and constructed 1901-1906.
The rail layout itself was designed by engineer Henry Deane (the focus of the nearby 'Henry Deane Plaza'), Engineer in Chief of the New South Wales Government Railways.AustraliaCentral StationHaymarketHenry DeaneNSWRailway SquareStreet PhotographySydneyWalter Liberty Vernonheritagerailstation
Edinburgh, Scotland
St Anthony's Chapel, Holyrood Park. Thought to date from the 15thC, it was most likely built by the Knights Hospitallers of St Anthony of Leith - positioned so that they could see ships arriving in the Firth of Forth and welcome them with a light in the tower.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Rail bridge over Croft-an-Righ.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Walking Home.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The New Scottish Parliament under construction, on the site of the former headquarters of the Scottish and Newcastle brewery - demolished 1995-1998 for the present buildings. The brewery itself had passed through a number of sets of hands over the years, beginning with Grizel Syme in 1749.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Bupa Great Edinburgh Run.
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Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Dunsapie Loch, Holyrood Park. Created for Prince Albert in 1844, it's fed with water from Alnwickhill in the south of the city.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Cancer Research UK Race for Life.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Marathon.
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Inverleith Park, Edinburgh
Enjoying the Tree Festival.
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Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland
The Portobello Promenade, created alongside the beach in 1876.
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Calton Rd, Edinburgh
Calton Road, at the foot of the hill of the same name.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.
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Edinburgh Festival, Scotland
Balance.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Canongate, the main street of the burgh ‘The Canongate’ (formally becoming part of Edinburgh in 1856). The name comes from the canons of Holyrood Abbey (behind the Palace), paired with the Scots word 'gait' meaning 'road'.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Make Poverty History protest, an estimated (by the BBC) 225,000 people who marched in Edinburgh on 2 July 2005, both raising awareness of global poverty and seeking governmental policy change.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Make Poverty History protest, an estimated (by the BBC) 225,000 people who marched in Edinburgh on 2 July 2005, both raising awareness of global poverty and seeking governmental policy change.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Make Poverty History protest, an estimated (by the BBC) 225,000 people who marched in Edinburgh on 2 July 2005, both raising awareness of global poverty and seeking governmental policy change.
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Princes St, Edinburgh
Princes St, Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, constructed 12thC - 21stC.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.
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Near Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
Take it easy.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Cowgate from the South Bridge. On the left is St Cecilia's Hall, the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland.
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Parramatta Park, Sydney
Rubber Duck, Parramatta Park. A 5 storey high and inflatable duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman for the Sydney Festival (aka 'Festival of Sydney').
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Grassmarket. As one of Edinburgh's main markets for horse and cattle from 1477 to 1911, the name is thought to derive from the livestock grazing in pens beyond its western end.
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