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Brisbane Parliament House original construction c1886, before extensions.

Brisbane Parliament House original construction c1886, before extensions.

by Fitler, W.C.

Heritage Editions print of Parliament House, Brisbane c1886.

Prize-winning classical-revival style of architecture, designed by recently-appointed Colonial Architect Charles Tiffin.
The extension along the Alice Street side was added from 1887 to 1889. The multi-storey parliamentary annexe at the rear of the original building was erected in 1979. The addition of Tiffin’s porte cochere entrance on George Street (made larger for cars) was added in 1981.  

Reproduction print from a hand-coloured wood engraving by Andrew after the sketch by William Crothers Fitler (1857-1915), for the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia published in Sydney between 1886 and 1888 to commemorate 100 years of settlement since the First Fleet arrived in Sydney in 1788, and to provide a graphic summary of Australia’s development.

Image size approximately 19 x 26cm (7.5 x 10.25 inches).
 

Stock Number: HE212Price: $12.00

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