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After the hotest March on record and then a whole night of rain in April, Autumn has finally hit the Adelaide Hils. Just the best time of year around here..
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute / Южно-австралийский Институт здравоохранения и медицинских исследований
Reflection of the entrance to the Adelaide Central Plaza in the stainless steel sculpture (aptly named Malls Balls) of two balls, one balanced on top of the other.
It is situated in the middle of Rundle Mall -- the main city shopping mall, with wide paved street filled with trees, lamp posts, benches, buskers, and the occassional bike trailer selling food.
Last minute decision last night to head up to a lookout and shoot what looked like a promising sunset over Adelaide city. I left the house in such a rush I forgot to take any filters - so this is a bit blown out, shooting nearly directly into the sun, but the sunrays through Adelaide's city centre were a treat.
Apothecary 1878 in Adelaide S/Australia converted to a cool bar and eatery with food tasting menus with cool titles such as “controlled substances’ and ‘vitamins and minerals’. Looks like a place Edgar A P would have enjoyed.
Adelaida, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
Adelaide Gaol, located in Australia, was one of the first prisons built in the state of South Australia in 1841. It operated as a correctional facility for over 140 years, closing its doors in 1988. It is known for housing notorious criminals and being the site of multiple executions. Today, it serves as a historic site and museum, offering guided tours to explore its architecture, prisoner stories, and impact on the city's development. It is also famous for tales of paranormal activity, attracting both historians and ghost hunters alike.
AUSTRÀLIA B/N 2023
Adelaide Arcade
The elegant Adelaide Arcade is a beautiful and intriguing example of South Australia’s living history. Opened in December 1885 to widespread acclaim, its distinctive domes, ornate details, and architectural grandeur had never before been seen in Adelaide.
It took 200 workers an unprecedented five months to complete Adelaide Arcade and the adjoining Gay’s Arcade. Considered extremely progressive at the time, new building materials and techniques were used, and it was one of the very first buildings in Adelaide to have electric lights. Featuring Carrara marble floors, glass-panelled ceilings, and extra-wide promenades, the Adelaide Arcade was a place of opulence.
The official opening reflected this grandeur, with street closures, crowds of onlookers, a visit from the Governor, and an orchestra playing ‘The Adelaide Arcade Polka’, especially composed for the occasion.
At the time of its opening, the Arcade housed 50 shops. Store owners would retail their wares from the ground floor, while their workrooms, accessed via an internal staircase, were located above on the first floor. The addition of a balcony level in 1968 doubled the number of stores in the Adelaide Arcade and provided the beautiful aesthetic we still enjoy inside the Arcade to this day.
In a life spanning three centuries, Adelaide Arcade has been home to many interesting tenants. One of the most exotic was the Turkish Baths, where you had your choice of warm baths for a shilling or Turkish baths for four shillings. Beneath the main floor was an underground chamber where patrons could enjoy refreshments. While the entrance was closed for many years, the tea rooms are now visible through a glass floor that has been built over the original ironwork staircase.
The uniqueness of the Adelaide Arcade doesn’t reside solely with the retailers. Did you know the Arcade has its own Coat of Arms, visible beneath the domes? Or that the fountain at the Rundle Mall entrance moved homes many times before finally coming to rest in its current location? The Balconette at the Grenfell Street end was designed as an orchestral gallery where bands played, and grand balls were held in Gay’s Arcade. The Arcade also saw the unfortunate and gruesome death of the resident caretaker in 1887… rumour has it his ghost still walks the promenade at night.
The Arcade has seen many changes through the years, from the addition of central trading booths in the thirties, the introduction of the balcony level in the sixties, and a major fire in the eighties. Over the years, however, the Arcade has been lovingly restored to its nineteenth-century glory and maintains its position as the luxurious heart of Adelaide’s central retail precinct.
Adelaide once had an extensive tram network, but as in Sydney, the network was shut down and replaced with buses. These days, Adelaide has a useful tram service that operates through the city centre and inner suburbs. Trams are free to ride in the city centre of Adelaide, the trams are modern and new; what's not to like.
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute / Южно-австралийский Институт здравоохранения и медицинских исследований
Marker for Adelaide's loop walking trail of over 100km that takes in the coast, waterways and hills.
Just a civil twlight starts, a West-facing shoot from the Adelaide hills across the cityscape and Gulf St Vincent
In general, one can expect good light during sunset and sunrise in Australia. Today however, there were thick clouds and no spectacular sunset light. Its a welcome change nonetheless from the dry weather that caused massive bush fires and caused catastrophic ecological disasters. So, I took the easy option and shot several images of charming downtown Adelaide viewed from this side of the river close to the hotel i was staying.
Adelaide at Johor Strait helped by 2 tugboats.
Ship name: Adelaide.
Flag: Singapore.
IMO: 9597721.
MMSI: 566018000.
Vessel Type: Chemical/Oil Products Tanker.
*Note: More Ships, Boats and Watercraft pics in my Ships, Boats and Watercraft Album.
Merry Christmas to all my Flickr Friends. Hoping you have a Joyous Christmas and the Happiest ever New Year.
A Christmas Eve photo taken a little while ago with a living Ficus standing in as our Christmas Tree.
Christmas Eve, Adelaide, Australia
Walking the bridge along the way from my apartment to Central Business District, I have to cross a pedestrian walk way over the bridge so I took on every occasion my handheld Olympus infrared camera waiting for the right skyline to take a shot of the view from the bridge. A beautiful area to begin with, the bridge host an entry to a hiking and cycling trails that span from Adelaide Hills to Henley Beach, about 26K stretch. It is a super scenic trail for anyone visiting this area and it was a home for me and my wife to do 16K walking every weekend, I will miss this place when I leave here.
Sunday morning taken from the hills. Adelaide looking like SimCity 2000.
Its usualy pretty hazy over the city but some sunlight poked out from the clouds and brielfy illuminated the city's taller buildings.
Panoramica di Adelaide presa dalla riva opposta del fiume Torrens.
A destra si scorge il ponte pedonale che attrversa il fiume, subito dietro l' Adeslaide Railway Station Info Centre, il palazzo marrone con nel sottosuolo l' Adeslaide Railway Station (suburbana), l'edificio grigio scuro dello Sky City Adelaide.
In primo piano i tetti bianchi dell'Adelaide Festival Center.
Overview of Adelaide taken from the opposite bank of the River Torrens.
On the right you can see the pedestrian bridge that crosses the river, immediately behind the Adeslaide Railway Station Info Centre, the brown building with the Adeslaide Railway Station (suburban) underground, the dark gray building of the Sky City Adelaide.
In the foreground the white roofs of the Adelaide Festival Center.
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