Exhibition Polychrome

What is Polychrome ? It's the use of multiple colours , in this case brickwork to create a decorative artistic effect highlighting various architectural features of a building . It came into vogue in the West in the second half of the 19th century , the architects of the age were inspired by earlier Medieval and Romanesque revival styles .

The old Queensland Exhibition Building , built in 1891 .

 

Bowen Hills .

Brisbane

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