Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Sketching South Bank with the Brisbane City Sketchers


The Nepal Peace Pagoda in Brisbane, is located at the transformed Brisbane World Expo '88 site, South Bank Parklands. It is one of the most significant heritage items in Brisbane from the hosting of the Expo. It is the only international exhibit remaining on the site. In 1991 it was moved to its current location, amongst the rainforest near the northern riverbank entrance to the Southbank Parklands

The Peace Pagoda was built by German architect Jochen Reier (APAC) on behalf of the Kingdom of Nepal. Immediately, 80 tonnes of indigenous Nepalese timber were sourced from the Terai jungle forest of Nepal, carted across to the capital Kathmandu where 160 Nepalese families worked for two years at crafting its diverse elements. These were then shipped to Australia in two 40-foot containers and one 20-foot container, where they were assembled at the Expo site by a handful of Australian workers under Nepalese supervision. The final assembly for World Expo '88 only took a few days.

Holcroft A4 Sketchbook Unipin pens .03 and .05
(A4 Holcroft Sketchbook - 125 gsm perfect for pen and watercolour too)

The Grand Arbour at South Bank is 1 km long and it is fully covered with gorgeous purple bougainvillea.  The is fully decorated with pretty red Chinese lanterns right now in readiness for Buddha Birth Day Festival.
6" x 8" pen and watercolour (Art Spectrum Wash Pad)


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