Saturday, October 18, 2008

Western Cape Legislature, Cape Town


The best part about the 1940 Western Cape Legislature building in Wale St, Cape Town by architects F M Glennie and Shuurman Stekhovan are the stone carvings of animal heads.

Antelope, Western Cape Legislature, Cape Town
Antelope


Zebra, Western Cape Legislature, Cape Town
Zebra


Baboon, Western Cape Legislature, Cape Town
Baboon


Elephant, Western Cape Legislature, Cape Town
Elephant


Warthog, Western Cape Legislature, Cape Town
Warthog


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2 comments:

  1. rob (moderne melbourne)October 19, 2008 at 11:57 AM

    Great stuff - love that baboon. robin

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  2. David ThompsonOctober 19, 2008 at 8:20 PM

    Thanks Robin,
    You really do like the use of local fauna in deco, don't you?

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