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    Dunedin Railway Station through my lens!

    Having recently commented on Jim A's Dunedin Railway station Bannisters image. I decided to blow the dust off some Raw images in my archive and process them. So here you have a quick tour of this wonderful building from my 2017 visit.
    As always your thoughts, comments and suggestions are welcome.

    #1 Memorial Plaques

    Dunedin Railway Station through my lens!

    #2 The ticket hall, ground floor. Look at the floor tile motifs

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    #3 First floor above the ticket hall.

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    #4 External Information sign. I usually make an image of this type of sign whilst travelling. I find them useful memory joggers.

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    #5 The building exterior, I had to do some quick and dirty transformations on this one doue to the shooting position and camera angle. Not my finest transformation I'm afraid.

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    I already did do a search and found something on Wiki.
    Passendaal is in Belgium and that station is build in Flemish renaissance style.
    I wouldn't have expected that kind of architecture in such a young country.

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    Re: Dunedin Railway Station through my lens!

    Nice series, great light capture.

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    Re: Dunedin Railway Station through my lens!

    That is one interesting building and looks like you have captured it well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by george013 View Post
    I already did do a search and found something on Wiki.
    Passendaal is in Belgium and that station is build in Flemish renaissance style.
    I wouldn't have expected that kind of architecture in such a young country.

    George
    The plaque says it well. Passchendaele was one of NZ's major battles of WWI. While NZ does not celebrate Armistice Day (11-11) each year, they do celebrate ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) day on April 25th, the date on which the ANZACS landed on the Turkish Gallipoli peninsula as part of an ill-prepared and executed attempt to force access to the Black Sea and gain access to assist Russia. It was the start of the ANZAC alliance that has continued through multiple wars and has some standing in civil relations between the two countries. Many monuments were erected after WWI to the fallen (NZ lost more men in proportion to its population than any other combatant), but some buildings were erected to commemorate specific groups, such as the ones who had been working for NZ rail before they were killed.

    The building is gorgeous, and while very few trains still run from there (the most notable is the scenic Taiere Rail Line from Dunedin to Middlemarch, see https://www.dunedinrailways.co.nz/ ), the building has been beautifully maintained and is used for quite a few other purposes, such as an annual fashion show where the catwalk is constructed over the rail lines.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tronhard View Post
    The plaque says it well. Passchendaele was one of NZ's major battles of WWI. While NZ does not celebrate Armistice Day (11-11) each year, they do celebrate ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) day on April 25th, the date on which the ANZACS landed on the Turkish Gallipoli peninsula as part of an ill-prepared and executed attempt to force access to the Black Sea and gain access to assist Russia. It was the start of the ANZAC alliance that has continued through multiple wars and has some standing in civil relations between the two countries. Many monuments were erected after WWI to the fallen (NZ lost more men in proportion to its population than any other combatant), but some buildings were erected to commemorate specific groups, such as the ones who had been working for NZ rail before they were killed.

    The building is gorgeous, and while very few trains still run from there (the most notable is the scenic Taiere Rail Line from Dunedin to Middlemarch, see https://www.dunedinrailways.co.nz/ ), the building has been beautifully maintained and is used for quite a few other purposes, such as an annual fashion show where the catwalk is constructed over the rail lines.
    I've visited Passendaal,Passchendaele,Passendale. More specific the Tyne Cot Cementry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne_Cot. The First WorldWar doesn't live in Holland but going south through Belgium and France it's still there in monuments and plaques and celebration.
    Friday I'm in the Somme area in the north of France showing my better part that past. A lot of cementries with death from New Zealand, Australia and England. And a cafe Le Tommy with a huge collection of all kind of stuff digged out of the ground and still growing.

    I still wonder why a Flemish style railway station was build in an Anglo-Saxon country. It was not the architects first choice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Troup_(architect)

    These buildings can be jewels, as one can see in the the threads here.

    George

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    Some great pics and a great story, Peter. I particularly like image no 3. Our son-in-law would know lots about Passchendaele, the story of the First World War is his passion. Am really glad you shared!

    PS - I could not restrain myself - here is another from the same trip! :-)

    Dunedin Railway Station through my lens!Dunedin Railway Station Balcony by Jim A, on Flickr
    Last edited by Jim A; 20th August 2018 at 09:16 AM. Reason: Add an image and associated text

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