Southbank Watched Over by an Angel - Birrarung Marr, Melbourne
"Angel" is a ten metre high, three-legged statue installed along the Yarra River bank at Birrarung Marr in 2006. The sculpture was originally commissioned from Melbourne mosaic artist Deborah Halpern for installation in the "moat" in front of the National Gallery of Victoria in 1985, but was relocated by the Gallery when major renovations were undertaken by them in 1999.
I had a lovely morning outing along Melbourne's Birrarung Marr with the Famous Flickr Five + Group. Walking along the corniche by the Yarra River provides some beautiful views of the Melbourne central business district also known as "the grid" because the original Melbourne city was based on a grid of main streets, famous Southbank precinct and views east along the Yarra.
Birrarung Marr is an inner city park between the Melbourne central business district and the Yarra River. It was opened in 2002. The name "Birrarung Marr" means "river of mists" and "river bank" in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, the Indigenous inhabitants at the time of European settlement of the Melbourne area.
Southbank Watched Over by an Angel - Birrarung Marr, Melbourne
"Angel" is a ten metre high, three-legged statue installed along the Yarra River bank at Birrarung Marr in 2006. The sculpture was originally commissioned from Melbourne mosaic artist Deborah Halpern for installation in the "moat" in front of the National Gallery of Victoria in 1985, but was relocated by the Gallery when major renovations were undertaken by them in 1999.
I had a lovely morning outing along Melbourne's Birrarung Marr with the Famous Flickr Five + Group. Walking along the corniche by the Yarra River provides some beautiful views of the Melbourne central business district also known as "the grid" because the original Melbourne city was based on a grid of main streets, famous Southbank precinct and views east along the Yarra.
Birrarung Marr is an inner city park between the Melbourne central business district and the Yarra River. It was opened in 2002. The name "Birrarung Marr" means "river of mists" and "river bank" in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, the Indigenous inhabitants at the time of European settlement of the Melbourne area.