Adelaide Sights - Town Hall
Sorry for the recent lack of updates. Been on holiday mood. Anyways, here’s a random picture from my phone camera. It’s really not too bad actually, as long as you don’t zoom in too closely…
Adelaide town hall
Originally, town halls were multi-purpose buildings, much as they are today. Their size usually made them one of the largest buildings in a city. This feature alone meant they were used for any large public gathering. Civic, political and cultural events that required large spaces were all held in town halls.
n the original survey of Adelaide conducted by Colonel William Light in 1837, one acre of town land was set aside for use by the Adelaide City Council. This acre of land was sold to the Council for the grand sum of 12 shillings. It was not until 1862 though, that action was taken towards the construction of a town hall. To reach a decision, a meeting of citizens was held on 30 December 1862. Here it was resolved to borrow 16,000 pounds to build a town hall.
Designs were sought by the Council and the winning design was by Mr Edmund W Wright. The designs presented by Mr Wright underwent many alterations before construction could actually begin. The laying of the foundation stone took place on 4 May 1863.
The architecture of the Town Hall is a symbol of Adelaide’s colonial past, but the building sits grandly amid the modern architecture of South Australia’s capital. Although the Town Hall is part of Adelaide’s architectural history, it has an active place in modern society. The building is an important feature of Adelaide and is popular among tourists and people visiting the award-winning Town Hall Function Centre or attending one of the many concerts held there. Tours of the distinctive Council Chambers are available.
-http://www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au/cce/default.asp?id=10817-
I just realised that I have not really taken any pictures of the city - and its especially weird now that I’m used to it. Beautiful place really, it’ll be a shame not to make some memories. Maybe i’ll take a day off tomorrow and be a tourist. And pretend I can’t speak English. Might be fun. I’ll try my very best to wake up before the sun sets :)
I’ll update about something soon once I get better.
Honestly, why can’t men get menses too?! It’s just so totally unfair -.-
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By twei, October 10, 2009 @ 11:51 pm
nice photo captured sayang! lurve it ! =D