Athena in Barrack Street

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Besides statues of Australian (aka British) Royals (plus their pets – a dog called Islay (separate review)) and late 19th century English males, who played key roles in the establishment of the colony of New South Wales and modern day Australia, there is not much in the way of statutory adorning the streets of Sydney.

One exception to this is this statue of Athena in Barrack Street walkway, just off Martin Place. Continue reading “Athena in Barrack Street”

Pyongyang Railway Station

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Pyongyang Railway Station

Personally I think this is one of the most beautiful buildings in North Korea.

Pyongyang’s first railway station was built in 1920 but was destroyed in the Korean War. While the current three story (plus basement) building, built in 1958, is classified as socialist style architecture it is far from the boxy 1950s Soviet type buildings more commonly built in Pyongyang after the Korean War. Continue reading “Pyongyang Railway Station”