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Federation Square, Melbourne

fabian foo — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:34:11 +0000

A striking civic and cultural space in the heart of Melbourne. Officially opened in 2002, it was designed by Lab Architecture Studio and Bates Smart Architects.

Filed under: architecture, australia, melbourne, modern Tagged: architecture, australia, federation square, melbourne, modern

Rozelle Tram Depot, Sydney

fabian foo — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:13:09 +0000

Sydney used to have one of the largest metropolitan tram fleets in the world. This all changed in the 1950s when trams were progressively replaced with buses.

Rozelle Tram Depot still houses six of the original trams that used to run on the network, though they are woefully neglected and have been subject to extensive vandalism and graffiti over the years.

Filed under: australia, history, sydney Tagged: australia, decay, graffiti, industrial, rozelle, sydney, tram, transport

Angels of Waverley Cemetery, Sydney

fabian foo — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 08:17:12 +0000

Perched atop cliffs in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Waverley Cemetery must be one of the most spectacularly located cemeteries anywhere in the world. It is noted for its ornate tombs, headstones and funerary sculpture – angels are particularly popular.

Notable Australians buried here include Australia’s first Prime Minister Edmund Barton, poet Henry Lawson and cricketer Victor Trumper.

Filed under: australia, christianity, religion, sydney Tagged: angels, australia, cemetery, sculpture, stone, sydney, waverley

Sydney Opera House

fabian foo — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 07:44:02 +0000

Jørn Utzon’s modern classic. Completed in 1973, it is located on the site of a former tram depot.

Filed under: architecture, australia, modern, sydney Tagged: architecture, australia, modern, sydney, sydney opera house, utzon

Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto

fabian foo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:37:10 +0000

Also known as the Temple of the Golden Pavilion – for obvious reasons. The present pavilion is a modern one, dating from the 1950s, after the previous structure was burned down by a crazed monk. However, there has been a temple on the site since the 14th century AD.

Filed under: architecture, asia, buddhism, japan, landscape, religion Tagged: asia, buddhism, japan, kinkaku-ji, kyoto, religion, temple, zen

Shichi-Go-San, Tokyo

fabian foo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:52:05 +0000

An annual festival for three, five and seven year old children where they dress up in their finest and go to the shrine with their families.

Filed under: asia, japan, people Tagged: asia, children, culture, girl, japan, kimono, ritual, shichi-go-san, tokyo

Akihabara Electric Town, Tokyo

fabian foo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:24:47 +0000

Electronics, maid cafes, anime, video games. What more could you want?

Filed under: asia, japan, people Tagged: akihabara, anime, asia, japan, maid cafe, manga, otaku, shopping, tokyo

Rock garden of Ryoan-ji, Kyoto

fabian foo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:59:28 +0000

The quintessence of Zen.

Filed under: asia, buddhism, japan, religion Tagged: asia, buddhism, contemplation, garden, japan, kyoto, meditation, religion, rock, ryoan-ji, stone, zen

Hatsune Miku cosplay, Tokyo

fabian foo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:48:54 +0000

Some people just love to dress up.

Filed under: asia, japan, people Tagged: asia, cosplay, girl, hatsune miku, japan, portrait, tokyo

Walls of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace

fabian foo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:27:38 +0000

At the height of the Japanese property bubble in the 1980s, it was said that the value of the land on which the Imperial Palace and Gardens stood was worth more than the whole of Australia.

Filed under: architecture, asia, japan Tagged: architecture, imperial palace, japan, tokyo