Art Nouveau and Autumn - Swanston Street, Melbourne
Squashed between two taller buildings built in the 1960s and with a 1980s apartment block behind it, this wonderful Art Nouveau survivor framed by autumnal leaves remains defiant on Melbourne's Swanston Street.
Built in 1904, this Edwardian Baroque building with Art Nouveau features, has been restored in recent times. With is classic Neoclassical columns (the tops of which have been gilded) and arched windows, it is far more elegant than any of its neighbours. The letters S and G appear in a central Art Nouveau cartouche between the windows and Art Nouveau decorations appear around the windows and along the pelmets above and to either side of the building date.
Art Nouveau and Autumn - Swanston Street, Melbourne
Squashed between two taller buildings built in the 1960s and with a 1980s apartment block behind it, this wonderful Art Nouveau survivor framed by autumnal leaves remains defiant on Melbourne's Swanston Street.
Built in 1904, this Edwardian Baroque building with Art Nouveau features, has been restored in recent times. With is classic Neoclassical columns (the tops of which have been gilded) and arched windows, it is far more elegant than any of its neighbours. The letters S and G appear in a central Art Nouveau cartouche between the windows and Art Nouveau decorations appear around the windows and along the pelmets above and to either side of the building date.