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georgivs > Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque is the largest in Brunei and was built in 1992 to commemorate the Sultan's 25th anniversary on the throne. A lavish building inspired by the Dome of the Rock and the Alhambra, it features 29 onion domes - a reminder that the present Sultan is the 29th in his line to rule Brunei. Each dome is covered in a centimetre-thick layer of solid gold tiles. The mosque was designed by an Australian architect who fell to his death from scaffolding during construction, and - according to the tour guide - "burst like a tomato".
georgivs > "Wisdom & Knowledge Shall be the Stability of thy Times". Entranceway relief sculpture by Lee Lawrie, RCA Building, Rockefeller Centre, New York City.
georgivs > Ceiling detail, Block Arcade, Collins Street, Melbourne.
georgivs > Orpheus. Wall relief from the dining room of the heritage-listed Art Deco-period Paragon Cafe, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.
georgivs > Relief sculpture, National Bank of Australasia, Collins Street, Melbourne.
georgivs > Park Avenue entranceway detail, New York City.
georgivs > Hair of Buddha, Wat Pho, Bangkok.
georgivs > McPhersons Building, Melbourne.
georgivs > Built in 1940, the Democracy Monument in central Bangkok was designed Corrado Feroci, who spent much of the 1920s designing monuments for Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. It commemorates the 1932 revolution which ended the absolute monarchy and established Thailand's first constitution.
"Wisdom & Knowledge Shall be the Stability of thy Times". Entranceway relief sculpture by Lee Lawrie, RCA Building, Rockefeller Centre, New York City.
georgivs > "Wisdom & Knowledge Shall be the Stability of thy Times". Entranceway relief sculpture by Lee Lawrie, RCA Building, Rockefeller Centre, New York City.
"Wisdom & Knowledge Shall be the Stability of thy Times". Entranceway relief sculpture by Lee Lawrie, RCA Building, Rockefeller Centre, New York City.
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