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Shandon
361 Beaconsfield Parade,, ST KILDA VIC 3182 - Property No B5503
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Shandon was built in 1884-85 in the Italianate style usual at the time. However, it shows some very uncommon architectural features. Of considerable significance is the uneven arcading. This is a direct reference to the Italian Romanesque Pistoia Cathedral but utilising a Renaissance vocabulary. (Moondah, now called Manyung at Mount Eliza, is another, but less direct example).
The extended height and double curve of the roof emphasise the arches. Also rare is the notion of
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