A stroll through the QVB

On Monday lunchtime, I walked down to the Queen Victoria Building a couple blocks from work. The QVB is a building that was built in the 1860's and has been restored a few times over the years. The architecture and details of the building have been maintained, so even though the building is full of shops and cafes now, it's really beautiful.
The very center of the QVB has a beautiful dome that you can see from the central staircases.

Dome in the center of the building

The staircases themselves are tiled & swirly.

Lovely staircases

Lots of ornate stained glass.

There are two clocks in the building. This one is called The Great Australia Clock. There are scenes from Australia history and Australia landmarks on the clock. The rings on the clock rotate to indicate the time and date. It was completely fascinating.

The other clock is the Royal Clock. This clock has an English royals theme. It's not quite as cool as The Great Australia Clock, but it does trumpet on the hour, so that's pretty cool.

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