Across the street from my office is the Queen Victoria Building. The QVB, as it is commonly called, fills an entire city block bound by George, Market, York and Druitt Streets.
On my way to work, the bus stops at right before the QVB along York. On the way home, the bus stop is at the QVB itself along George.
Normally in the morning, I would walk along the sides of the QVB after getting off the bus. First along Market Street then along George Street before crossing George where our office is located at the corner of George and Park Streets. However, since the temperature has dropped to a chilly cold, one day I decided to modify my route and go THROUGH the QVB instead of AROUND it.
It was nice to walk inside the building which now houses several high-end shops. So aside from getting some protection from the cold, I am able to do some window shopping as well.
Once I happened to pass by once at about 8:30 am and I heard a clock chime. I looked up and lo and behold, I saw this huge clock hanging from the ceiling.
This is among the many things one can find in the QVB.
The ROYAL CLOCK was installed in 1986. It is a Royal Automated clock that chimes on the hour daily between 9am - 9pm. Once this hanging clock has finished chiming, it then displays a series of mechanically moving figures of British kings and queens every hour on the hour.
(I have yet to catch that.)
There is another clock suspended from the ceiling on the other side of the building.
I usually just walk quickly through the corridors since I am either rushing to get to the office or rushing to catch the bus to get home. However, there are days that I just wish I could sit down and admire the building, and especially the stained glass windows.
On my way to work, the bus stops at right before the QVB along York. On the way home, the bus stop is at the QVB itself along George.
Normally in the morning, I would walk along the sides of the QVB after getting off the bus. First along Market Street then along George Street before crossing George where our office is located at the corner of George and Park Streets. However, since the temperature has dropped to a chilly cold, one day I decided to modify my route and go THROUGH the QVB instead of AROUND it.
It was nice to walk inside the building which now houses several high-end shops. So aside from getting some protection from the cold, I am able to do some window shopping as well.
Once I happened to pass by once at about 8:30 am and I heard a clock chime. I looked up and lo and behold, I saw this huge clock hanging from the ceiling.
This is among the many things one can find in the QVB.
The ROYAL CLOCK was installed in 1986. It is a Royal Automated clock that chimes on the hour daily between 9am - 9pm. Once this hanging clock has finished chiming, it then displays a series of mechanically moving figures of British kings and queens every hour on the hour.(I have yet to catch that.)
I usually just walk quickly through the corridors since I am either rushing to get to the office or rushing to catch the bus to get home. However, there are days that I just wish I could sit down and admire the building, and especially the stained glass windows.
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