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| The Conservatorium of Music, originally built by Governor Macquarie as stables for Government House. The stables were designed as a castellated fort. The external walls have battlement parapets. It was much too ornate a building for horses and was one of the reasons Governor Macquarie was recalled back to England, as he was spending far too much money on a convict settlement! |
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| Another view of the battlement parapets with towers. |
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| Just to prove it was indeed a stables, these horseshoes were found when carrying out renovation and restoration work on the building. |
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| This lion statue is in the Gardens. It is one of two white Italian marble sculpted lions re-installed in the Garden Palace Grounds in the Gardens in 1994. They were originally installed in 1882 but removed during construction of the Cahill Expressway and kept in storage for decades. I am glad they are back where they belong. |
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| A beautiful magnolia blooming in the gardens (I posted this picture on instagram @shirleva471) |
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Hi Shirley. I just noticed you have a blog. I could not figure out Google+. Now I have discovered you I will visit often.
Thank you Joan Elizabeth. I have followed your blogs for years and am now following your latest one. I am glad you have discovered mine. I changed the name of mine just recently but cannot seem to get google to acknowledge this. Maybe it's just me!
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