Aug
30
Adelaide’s Rundle Mall, home of over 600 retailers, is definitely the shopping hub of the State. These Stainless Steel Balls are centrally located and is definitely one of the preferred meeting places of young and old alike.The balls stand 4m tall and were commissioned by the Hindmarsh Building Society and donated to the City of [...]
May
2
Colonel William Light Founder And Surveyor Of Adelaide
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We pretty well owe a lot to one man and that man is Colonel William Light, who just happened to be the bloke who designed our beautiful city of Adelaide. Adelaide also owes his location to him. To learn more of this great man I suggest you have a look at the ‘History Of SA‘ [...]
Mar
2
Adelaide’s Very Own Chinatown
Category: Adelaide the City |
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Small though it may be, Adelaide hosts it’s very own China Town complete with Pogoda Style Roofs and Red Lanterns.
Located on Moonta St it has two pairs of Imperial guardian lions donated by the People’s Republic of China guarding the entrances at Grote and Gouger Streets.
Chinese restaurants, grocery stores and markets make up the majority [...]
Feb
26
I like this particular view of the Roma Mitchell Law Court Building which sits on 3 Angas St. at the end of Victoria Square. At a cost of $96 million it was designed by Mariano Deuonni of Hassell LTD. It houses the Federal, Family and Federal Magistrates courts and will accommodate the High Court on [...]
Feb
16
If you were to walk through Rundle Mall, don’t be surprised if you were to come across four very life like bronze pigs. Marguerite Derricourt, their sculptor did a remarkable job and they have become quite an attraction for our visitors.
There is Oliver who is forever foraging for food.
Then there is Horatio, the sitting pig [...]

