Sunday, November 1, 2009

Dominion Court, Durban

Dominion Court, Durban

Dominion Court in the Grey St or Indian area of Durban harks back to South Africa being part of the British Empire. A nearby building is called Empire Court.

Dominion Court, Durban

The building has several Art Deco features. A flagpole with a nice example of a rule of three decoration at the base.

Dominion Court, Durban

The central panel below the second storey balconies bears a stylised sunburst that could also represent the Union Flag of the United Kingdom. The bays either side are decorated with a tapering horizontal stepped design.

Dominion Court, Durban

Dominion Court has seen better days but with a bit of work could become a very stylish building once again.

2 comments:

  1. They have now placed a massive advertising board covering the entire Union Jack motif! So sad to see :(

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    1. Sounds sad indeed. Shame we have to bow to the advertising god. Hopefully someone will see the sense one day and remove the board to show the original decoration again.

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