Brisbane City Hall
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Brisbane City Hall, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is the seat of the Brisbane City Council. It is located adjacent to King George Square, where the rectangular City Hall has its main entrance. T
Brisbane City Hall (view from King George Square)
Original design included an 'Angel of Peace' atop the tower which was later scrapped due to funding issues
The Prince of Wales Edward VIII laying the foundation stone, July 1920
Brisbane City Hall around 1930
Pantheon, Rome
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The Pantheon is an ancient temple in Rome, Italy, originally built under emperor Augustus and reconstructed under Hadrian; since AD 609, it is a Catholic church called the Basilica of St. Mary and the
Brisbane City Hall
…The City Hall also has frontages and entrances in both Ann Street and Adelaide Street. The building design is based on a combination of the Roman Pantheon, and St Mark's Campanile in Venice and is considered one of Brisbane's finest buildings. It was listed on the Register of the National Estate in 1978…
Façade of the Pantheon
Roma Pantheon 001
The interior of the Pantheon
The inscription at the entrance of the Pantheon reads, in Latin: M⸱AGRIPPA⸱L⸱F⸱COS⸱TERTIVM⸱FECIT