Summary
Workmen repairing the rendering to the entablature below the dome of the Royal Exhibition Building during the restoration of the building in 1994. In 1994 Kane Constructions completed the Exhibition Building, Dome Restoration project. The project involved the replacement of external cladding to the dome and restoration of the render, paint work and Victorian cast iron elements. Access to the Dome was provided by the largest scaffold ever erected by Kane, 180 tonnes.
Description of Content
Workmen repairing rendering to the entablature below the dome, using power tools, and working amongst the scaffolding.
Physical Description
Colour photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
Research Photograph Collection, Royal Exhibition Building Collection
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Working Life & Trades, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Museum Victoria
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1994
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Format
Photograph, 4 in. x 6 in., Colour
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Inscriptions
Printed on reverse of image: 5720111 N N N- 22
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Restoration
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
151 mm (Width), 101 mm (Height)
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