Pictures of Australia

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Mom and Dad visiting the Rock:

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Alice Springs in the desert landscape

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Spoiler!

English Gothic Revival architecture will always be close to my heart, Collins St in Melbourne has many good examples.



The Rialto Buildings




The Olderfleet Building



ANZ Bank Building



Old Melbourne Stock Exchange


Old Safe Deposit Building



The Old National Mutual Building


The Presbyterian Assembly Hall


And it's the dominant style for churches in Australia and England. Some of the main churches in Melbourne:

Scots Church (Presbyterian) on Collins St


St Paul's (Anglican) on Flinders St





St Patrick's (Catholic)



The Wesley Uniting Church on Lonsdale St


Sacred Heart Cathedral (Catholic) in the Victorian town of Bendigo

^English Gothic Revival architecture in Melbourne

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The Gordon Reserve in East Melbourne, featuring monuments to two famous Gordons, Adam Lindsay Gordon, early Australian poet (after whom the park is named), and General Gordon.





Adam Lindsay Gordon's cottage in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens

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St James Old Anglican Cathedral, the oldest existing church in Melbourne, built before the Gold Rush (when Melbourne was a fledgling settlement and New South Wales was still an impoverished penal colony), and originally located in the CBD, where St Paul's currently stands






Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park, the main Athletics venue in Melbourne since Olympic Park was demolished a decade ago. Former VFL home of the South Melbourne Swans before they relocated to Sydney in 1982.

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Gibson Desert, Western Australia






Simpson Desert, Central Australia




Ayers Rock/Uluru, Northern Territory

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Gibson Desert, Western Australia
Simpson Desert, Central Australia
Ayers Rock/Uluru, Northern Territory

Also part of the desert landscape, reminding drivers how treacherous the outback dirt roads can be:

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