Posts from ‘December, 2011’

Amongst the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan, tucked away on the Lower East Side, is the South Street Seaport—one of New York City’s thriving heritage villages. The precinct was once an important trading port between the 1820s and the 1860s, but like most cities around the world, modernisation and the need for more space moved the port facilities away from the heart of the city. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the more intriguing pieces of art in Melbourne’s Docklands precinct is Cow Up a Tree, a sculpture by artist John Kelly. The cow was originally created for a sculpture exhibition in Paris on the iconic Champs-Élysées to celebrate the millennium in 2000. In 2003, the Cow Up a Tree sculpture was installed overlooking Victoria Harbour, where it has since become a much-loved icon of Melbourne’s thriving Docklands precinct. Read the rest of this entry »