Brisbane City as layered history
The Treasury casino
The architectural and design elements of Neoclassical building in
The Treasury casino:
Symmetrical shape, tall classical columns, and triangular pediment.
Neoclassicism was a dominant style in western art, because of the aesthetic purposes, political motives and the intellectual movement. The movement aimed to revive the spirit of the great civilisations of ancient Greece Rome. The Founding Fathers hoped to create a national identity to bind the new republic and its citizens through architecture. Also, the architects wanted to make the analogy between the young nation and imperial Rome, especially in the designs of government buildings. The Brisbane City Hall is another building in this style.
Brisbane City Hall
The Treasury casino is a typically idealise beauty and proportion, with balance and planned order. The four-storey high building has surrounded by exterior arcades, in warmer or wet climates provide shelter for pedestrians. The building structure combined with the local sandstone, also displays the atmosphere of confidence, pride and the wealth of the society. Before the building was sold and now form the Treasury casino, The Queensland Government Cabinet met in the building until the 1905. The design brief for this massive sandstone building was to 'express the majesty of government and the dignity of public service'.
The Brisbane City Hall is another building that meets all the typical neoclassicism architectural elements. Such as the Symmetrical shape, triangular pediment; and with have a mix of order: Ionic, Doric and Corinthian tall columns of the facades.
The City Hall’s clock tower rising 92 m above the ground, made The City
Hall is easy to distinguish from other neoclassicism buildings. And the tall columns that raise almost the full height of the building, the columns supporting the tympanum are of the Corinthian order while the columns extending on either side are of the Ionic order.
The Main Auditorium is City Hall's single largest space and is covered by a large copper dome. The dome is supported on a brick base that allows the interior of the Main Auditorium to be unobscured by columns.
When originally built it was intended that the building would house most of the Council's administrative offices, Aldermen's (councillors') offices, the Council Chamber, a public library and several reception rooms, in addition to the auditorium. City Hall has been a symbol of civic pride and over the years it has become one of Brisbane's greatest icons and community meeting places.
Public meeting places in the inner Brisbane City area: Queens Street mall and Anzac Square.
The Queen Street Mall is a pedestrian mall located in the centre of the city. It is Brisbane's predominant retail district, featuring shopping centres, hotels, restaurant and coffee shops, cinemas, clothing, music, jewellery and book stores, news agencies, and banks.
It is intend to bring more people into the central business district, to stimulate tourism and local business.
ANZAC Square, named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, is a Queensland state memorial to men and women who participated in overseas armed service. It contains the Shrine of Remembrance and the 'Eternal Flame of Remembrance' held in a continuously lit bronze urn. There is also the World War II Shrine of Memories and others war-related statues, for various wars.
The square is surrounded by Middle East date palm trees which provide shade for visitor; they also represent Australia's success in the Middle East during both World Wars. Palms are also a biblical symbol of victory.
The peaceful atmosphere makes it an ideal place for resting and meeting people, also it annually hosts ceremonies for ANZAC Day and Armistice Day.
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