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Stained glass windows in the Queen Victoria Bui...

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Stained glass windows in the Queen Victoria Building

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Beverley Sherry

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Sherry, Beverley

Beverley Sherry is an honorary associate in the Department of English at the University of Sydney

Private collection

Stained glass

An integral part of Sydney's nineteenth-century architectural heritage, stained glass was a medium where artists displayed their visions of the colony's future.

Public building

Queen Victoria Building

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Grand domed sandstone arcade in the centre of the city which was saved from demolition in the 1980s and restored to its Federation Romanesque glory. Previously the site had been the municipal markets designated by Governor Macquarie and its current retail tenants continue the tradition.