I have tried on a number of occasions to get decent photographs of this but have found it quite difficult. (I don't know if other 365ers @Rachel99 have had any luck). So I decided to hide my incompetence by putting it up as a collage.
The pagoda was originally built for World Expo 88 that was held in Brisbane where it was very much admired. When the Expo site was redeveloped as Southbank, the Pagoda stayed and now forms an integral part of the Southbank landscape. The carving in the timber is absolutely stunning.
The Pagoda was built by German architect Jochen Reier (APAC) on behalf of the Kingdom of Nepal. 80 tonnes of indigenous Nepalese timber were sourced from the Terai jungle forest of Nepal, carted across to the capital Kathmandu where 160 Nepalese families worked for two years at crafting its diverse elements. These were then shipped to Australia where they were assembled at the Expo site by a handful of Australian workers under Nepalese supervision. The final assembly for World Expo '88 only took a few days. (Wikipedia - where else?")
Best on black
I'm so with you there Terry. I've taken lots of photos of this pagoda, and deleted them. A good idea to capture them in a collage. I think Andrew @tomtom took a good night one at one stage.
Brilliant collection of shots Terry, you sold yourself short in your description, I think you made a wonderful job of each image with such lovely detail and colour:)
I agree with Peter. Each photo stands on its own merit. Can't believe the number of times I've posted what I thought was a mailed-in shot, and people love it. Each of these stand on its own merit - but it IS interesting to see the group for orientation purposes. Another item on my list of this to see down under.
I think it would have been a perfect shot for b&w Poppo ;-)
We were really impressed by this building when we saw it back in '88 and were so pleased that it was left standing.
We were really impressed by this building when we saw it back in '88 and were so pleased that it was left standing.