Girl in Melbourne: See, it is ugly

Thursday, 7 May 2009

See, it is ugly

The building on the corner of Bourke and Swanston Streets in the city by day.

So you can compare apples with apples, here's a shot of the whole building at night.

4 comments:

Anonymous7 May 2009 at 22:52
Hmm, I have seen worse. Silk purse from sow's ear comes to mind.
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Jayne7 May 2009 at 22:59
Oh yeah, there are many far more hideous buildings in Melbourne. It always saddens and baffles me when I walk past the Supreme Court on Lonsdale Street, which is a beautiful old building, and it's sitting there shoulder to shoulder with a repugnant brown box of a building - something from the 60s or 70s probably. It's like beauty and the beast.
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CathM8 May 2009 at 07:50
I like the night shot... makes the building more pretty somehow :)
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Jayne9 May 2009 at 17:56
It is definitely much more attractive with the colours.
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Ace things about Melbourne

* Brunswick Street
* Chapel Street Bazaar.
* It has a lane named after rock band AC/DC and a swimming pool named after a Prime Minister who is believed to have drowned at sea
* Its vibrant multiculturalism
* Royal Botanic Gardens.
* Shady Caroline Street in South Yarra
* The disco balls hanging above Rankins Lane in the city
* The domed reading room of the State Library.
* The eucalyptus trees and old lamps beside the river near Fed Square.
* The huge mural spanning the length of the side wall of Dimmey's discount department store in Green Street Richmond
* The laneways, especially Degraves Street and Centre Place.
* The old terrace houses in the inner suburbs.
* The Royal and Block Arcades.
* The street art (commissioned and otherwise).
* The Victorian architecture, especially the interior of 333 Collins Street, the Olderfleet Building and the Melbourne Safe Deposit Building on Queen Street
* The view of the city at night from the Swan Street Bridge.
* The Windsor end of Chapel Street
* There's always a festival or major event happening.

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