AJ Sadauskas
This somewhat unconventional looking building Lebanese Maronite Cathedral in Parramatta.

#building #buildings #structures #architecture #cities #Parramatta #NSW #Australia
Mar 2 at 10:06amWeb
Show threadAnders NorénMar 2
@ajsadauskas Is this building inspired by the cathedral of Brasília or is there a common inspiration? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Bras%C3%ADlia
Cathedral of Brasília - Wikipedia

Show threadAJ SadauskasMar 2
@violanders @ajsadauskas Not that I'm aware of, but it's definitely an interesting visual similarity...
Show threadideogramMar 3
@violanders
Also similar to Liverpool metropolitan cathedral.
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Show threadPanchoMar 2
@ajsadauskas It looks just like the Cathedral of Brasília! I'm curious to know how the two projects are connected.
Show threadJude🇵🇸Mar 2
@ajsadauskas Lol, we lived directly across the river from her, she waved to us every day! Bless...
Show threadAJ SadauskasMar 2
@sister_ratched @ajsadauskas Do you know any of the history behind it? Was it always a Lebanese cathedral? It's a very unique building!
Show threadJude🇵🇸Mar 2
@aj @ajsadauskas Good question. Don't think it was Lebanese back in the 60s, but can't be sure. Sorry, no use at all.
Show threadKaty SwainMar 2

@ajsadauskas I used to see it off in the distance from the railway line every day. It looks rather like a tagine. Or maybe an inverted Gothic arch rotated around the y-axis, which would make sense if those struts are actually bearing the weight of the roof.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagine

Nothing ruins architecture like a car park. We should build some sort of reserve far away from people where all the cars can frolic about in their natural habitat rather than overgrazing useful land like this.

Tagine - Wikipedia

Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEMar 2
@katyswain @ajsadauskas Car parks are *occasionally* useful. The instructions for my hospital visit this week tell me not to cycle, which is how I'd usually get there.
Show threadCay-Eric SchimanskiMar 2

@ajsadauskas If I may chime in on the look-alike section of this thread: when I saw you pic I was instantaneously reminded of the Tempodrome in Berlin

(Image by Axel Mauruszat at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tempodrom.jpg)
#berlin #circus #europe #architecture