Brisbane icons by light
- ryanjem4
- Sep 12, 2016
- 2 min read
Brisbane's City Hall is one of the many icons that businesses can pay to light or charity/awareness groups can apply to have lit for free! This gorgeous pink hue is for breast cancer awareness while the breast cancer conference is going on inside!
The distinctive People's Palace backpacker’s hostel across for Central Station was originally built by the Salvation Army as a temperance (no alcohol or gambling) hotel for travellers. Since then it has been a halfway house for the mentally ill and offices for the Salvation Army. Wouldn't the original designers turn over in their graves now that it's a hard partying backpacker’s hostel!
The Ann Street Presbyterian church is one of the oldest churches in Brisbane. Saved only by a community furore in the 1960s it was almost bulldozed as part of the King George Square development project. Other iconic buildings weren't so lucky but now the Square is just a little smaller so we can enjoy this pretty and historically significant church.
The Albert Street Uniting Church is a distinctive orange brick and white NZ stone gothic building overlooking King George Square and reflected in neighbouring Wesley House. It is a highly popular Wedding venue and during the Second World War was conducting up to 16 weddings a day!
Regent Theatre in the Queen Street Mall is the only part remaining of the magnificent 1929 theatre. It now houses the tourist information centre. Apparently there is a bullet hole in the painted ceiling where police chased a gunman into it and he fired into the ceiling. Next time you are in there lie down on the couches, check out the ceiling and see if you can find it.
The Queen Street Mall entry arch built in 2013 highlights the entry to the newest section of the Queen Street Mall when this piece of Albert Street was paved over and Burnett Lane was included in the precinct. Check out City Hall peeking through the arch.
These two kangaroos are apparently part of the sculpture on the plinth directly behind them which shows the life of the Petrie Family when they came to Australia. Why the kangaroos are so far removed from everything else may show the divide between faming and the natural landscape? Check it out in King George Square and make your own interpretation!
