Parliament of NSW facade

macquarie street, Sydney


Photographed for Parliament of NSW and Heritage Architects Purcell,  

before, while under wraps during the restoration and after with it's new (and original) colour scheme.

 

Sunlit timber veranda with white railings and decorative brackets overlooking lush tropical gardens and city buildings.
Historic three-storey colonial government building with columned verandas, viewed across a street under a clear blue sky.
Long heritage veranda with polished timber floors, white balustrade and tropical plants casting dappled shadows.
Heritage building with timber veranda, palm trees and a park bench set against modern glass skyscrapers in the city.
Long covered timber-floored veranda with cream columns and lattice railings beside a white stone wall, overlooking city high-rise buildings.
Sandstone building entrance with a wrought iron hanging lantern, tall columns, arched wooden doors and wide steps leading up to a balcony.
Historic sandstone building with a columned veranda, white lattice railings, and grass trees planted in a landscaped garden bed.
Sandstone block wall with a small yellow metal ventilation grate below a cream clapboard facade and window, above a paved stone pavement.
Symmetrical two-storey colonial building with cream columns, lattice balustrades, a central arched doorway, and a wide stone staircase.
Heritage building exterior with tall windows, a black iron spiked fence, a yellow ochre wall, and bollards lining the footpath.
Historic two-storey cream and ochre building with pitched gable roof, arched entrance and iron fence, seen across a street under blue sky.
Two-story cream heritage building with yellow trim, arched entrance and pediment, behind an iron fence on a sunny tree-lined street.
Detail of a heritage building pediment with ornate plaster scrollwork, circular medallion and decorative cornice beside a green copper dome.
Historic two-story building with neoclassical facade, arched windows, green copper dome and wrought-iron fence under a clear blue sky.
Wide view of a historic Victorian sandstone government building with a long upper verandah and ornate balustrades beneath a clear blue sky.
Two-storey heritage building with decorative timber verandah, ornate columns and a staircase framed by tall palm trees and lush greenery.
Heritage terrace facade with an upper balcony, ornate timber brackets and a central staircase surrounded by palms and tropical plants.
Sunlit timber verandah with white balustrade, golden ornamental posts and a polished dark wood floor overlooking tall palm trees.
Corner of a restored heritage verandah with ornate fretwork, white balustrade and dark timber floorboards dappled in sunlight.
Panoramic view of a historic sandstone building with a double-storey verandah, red brick wings and tree-lined street frontage.
Historic building entrance with a symmetrical double verandah, ornate columns, central stairs and a lush garden of palms and shrubs.
Historic colonial-style building facade with white balustrade balconies, tall columns and dark shutters, viewed through a translucent screen
Streetscape of a heritage building under restoration with scaffolding, a modern adjoining building and a glowing yellow entrance doorway.
Historic white building with arched windows and scaffolding on the roof, viewed from the street through bare tree branches.
Neoclassical building facade wrapped in translucent protective sheeting with balconies, arched doorways and a black iron fence in front.
Two workers in orange high-visibility vests stand beside a truck near a historic building under renovation, with a leafy tree nearby.
Symmetrical neoclassical building with columns and balconies covered in sheeting, with orange entrance stairs behind a black iron fence.
Wide view of a long historic building facade under restoration with scaffolding, balconies and a pedestrian standing on the footpath.
Street view of a restored neoclassical building with white balustrades, arched windows and orange entrance stairways behind a fence.
Pink modern entrance structure beside a historic white building with rooftop scaffolding, framed by palm trees and a city street.
Panoramic view of a long heritage building and adjoining structures along a city street under a clear blue sky.
Historic building corner enclosed in protective sheeting and scaffolding during restoration, with pedestrians walking by the iron fence.
Heritage building wrapped in white protective sheeting and rooftop scaffolding, with a decorative lamp arch over the front gate.
Sunlit historic building under restoration with scaffolding and sheeting, as pedestrians walk along the footpath past an ornate gate.
Historic cream-colored building with scaffolding and an iron fence along a sunny street under a blue sky.
Neoclassical building facade under renovation with scaffolding, an arched lamp gate, and pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Ornate white heritage building with tall windows and a decorative balustrade viewed through bare tree branches.
Black wrought iron fence with spear-tipped pickets and curved details atop a sandstone wall beside a paved footpath.
Corner of a historic building under restoration with scaffolding, arched windows, and an ornate iron gate in sunlight.
Green copper dome and ornate historic building facade with flags flying against a deep blue sky and autumn trees.
Wide view of a long historic building facade with arched entrance and iron fence, with pedestrians walking past on the street.