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Barrack Square
Barrack Square is an open public square on the foreshore of Perth Water on the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River, located at the southern end of Barrack Street, Perth, Barrack Street near the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. Constructed between 1905 and 1907, the square has gone through major redevelopments in the 2010s and 2020s. Geography Barrack Square is located along Perth's foreshore where it protrudes into the Perth Water area of the Swan River; the river makes up the square's southern and eastern boundaries. To its east, it is bounded by Elizabeth Quay and The Towers at Elizabeth Quay, and to the north by Riverside Drive, Perth, Riverside Drive. Since the development of Elizabeth Quay, Barrack Square became flanked on its right and left sides by several skyscrapers. To its left is the DoubleTree by Hilton Perth Waterfront hotel, which opened on 15 December 2020. On the other side are The Towers by Elizabeth Quay, which completed constructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan Bells
The Swan Bells are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built copper and glass campanile in Perth, Western Australia. The tower is commonly known as The Bell Tower or the Swan Bell Tower. Taking their name from the Swan River, which their tower overlooks, and forming a sixteen-bell peal with two extra chromatic notes, they are the second largest set of change ringing bells in the world, the largest being Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, which has 19 bells. Twelve of the set are historic bells from St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square in London; six others, cast in recent times by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, round off the set. The St Martin-in-the-Fields bells were donated to the State of Western Australia as part of the 1988 Australian bicentenary celebrations; the additional bells were cast with a subsequent donation of metals mined in Western Australia. The six newer bells include five that were presented to the University of Western Australia, the Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
