There aren’t many railway stations I’ve encountered that that deserve a post of their own: this grand one does. Flinders Street Station covers two blocks in the heart of Melbourne right beside the river. It’s under renovation, so some of its glory is cloaked in scaffolding. The mural, a mixture of painting and mosaic, was created by Mirka Mora, a prominent Australian artist and part of the Heide circle: it dominates the river end of the station. The grandeur offers a home to one of the many homeless people living rough in the centre of this beautiful city: his bedding reminds undisturbed just under three public phones.
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Ahh, now I know Flinders Street station well, courtesy of Cheryl Andrews!
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Who is Cheryl Andrews? I feel I should have an inkling, but I don’t.
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Did I say that? well it’s a sign of how muddled my brain is right now, because I meant to say Leanne Cole!
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Just checked her out. Don’t tempt me!
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What a remarkable mosaic mural! So much intricate detail.
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What a beautiful station – and you know how I like public art in train stations! That mural is absolutely gorgeous. And even the ordinary details like stair railings are works of art. That’s one of the things I love about older public buildings. Somehow most architecture has lost that in recent years.
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Suddenly realised that I had beauty in a train station near-ish me, and I don’t have to go to New York. Although here they’re few and far between. It’s interesting to speculate about why modern architecture doesn’t indulge in detail, if in fact it doesn’t.
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I’ve got a contact high just looking at the images! This is absolutely glorious, how I’d love to walk through it myself.
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And I’ve been envying NYC for its station art!
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This station certainly deserves its own spot. Love the murals.
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Certainly worth a post of its own, Meg! What mosaics…. And I like Jo’s comment on your almost One!!
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Amazing amount of work in those mosaics! Love the art deco and that superb doorway shot that looks like one of Sue’s One series… but not! 🙂 🙂 Happy Sunday and Skyping! I hope it all went well.
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Sue has a lot to answer for! What I photograph has changed because of her,
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