Brisbane Arcade
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Art Deco
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shopping arcade located in the city of Brisbane
Brisbane
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, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
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Street access
The arcade can be accessed directly from the Queen Street MallQueen Street Mall, Brisbane
The Queen Street Mall is a pedestrian mall on Queen Street in the centre of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.It is Brisbane's predominant retail district, featuring shopping centres, hotels, restaurant and coffee shops, cinemas, clothing, music, jewellery and book stores, newsagencies, and banks...
, and Adelaide Street.
Overview
It is an upmarket shopping destination occupied by 50 specialty stores which include a wide array of fashion and jewellery shops, as well as a number of gift stores and cafes.History
The Brisbane Arcade was built in 1923 for Dr James Mayne, and his sister Miss Mary Emelia MayneMary Emelia Mayne
Mary Emelia Mayne , was an Australian philanthropist.-Early life:Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Mary Emelia Mayne was the second youngest of five children of Irish parents, Patrick Mayne, a butcher and grazier, and his wife Mary McIntosh Mayne. She attended All Hallows' School in Brisbane...
. It was designed by Richard Gailey (Junior), who is regarded as one of Queensland’s most important earlier architects.
Management
The Arcade continues to be operated today in its original form by the Trustees of the estate of Dr James O’Neil Mayne and the estate of Miss Mary Emelia Mayne. Operating proceeds from Brisbane Arcade are for the direct benefit of the Medical School of the University of QueenslandUniversity of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
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Art work
The Arcade also prominently features art work from the hosting of Brisbane's World Expo '88, namely, "Mirage" by Swiss-Israeli artist Gidon GraetzGidon Graetz
Gidon Graetz is a Swiss-Israeli sculptor. He studied in the mid-1950s at Accademia delle Belle Arti in Firenze and at Les Beaux-Arts in Paris....
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