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18-JUL-2009 MiekeWAMinkjan

18 Newspaper house

Melbourne, Australia

Th Newspaper house (on the right) is an Art-Deco building, the mosaic on the facade is made by Napier Waller.

Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1925 until the 1940s.
The structure of Art Deco is based on mathematical geometric shapes.
It was widely considered to be an eclectic form of elegant and stylish modernism, being influenced by a variety of sources.
Among them were the so-called "primitive" arts of Africa, Ancient Egypt and Aztec Mexico.

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Carl and Racine Erland20-Jul-2009 04:14
What a wonderful find and great image. Thanks for the info on the design. .. I'd love to see some close-ups of the artwork.
cits_4_pets19-Jul-2009 07:39
cool building! love to see the details up close. Nice entry
Cindi Smith19-Jul-2009 06:23
Excellent! A great find and building and also getting life on the street as people walk by the shops on the ground floor. Well composed!
Barbara Heide18-Jul-2009 22:31
interesting buildings ! love the frescos too!
Jola Dziubinska18-Jul-2009 20:55
I like the frescos, nice urban architecture.
Maaike Huizer18-Jul-2009 13:31
Interesting architecture. I like Art Deco.