![street-corner-sculpture1 Street corner sculpture](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/street-corner-sculpture1.jpg?w=225&h=300)
Street corner sculpture
This city is having a full on affair with art - it’s everywhere!
It’s in the buildings, on the street corner and walking the streets!
![dsc04885 sklylight roof in an arcade](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/dsc04885.jpg?w=300&h=225)
Arcade sklylight roof
![dsc04886 Fllor mosaic, Black Arcade](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/dsc04886.jpg?w=300&h=225)
Floor mosaic, Block Arcade
![dsc04888 Stained glass in the shopping arcade](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/dsc04888.jpg?w=300&h=225)
Stained glass in the Block Arcade
![art-deco Art Deco-the flooring, pillars, ceiling and mural](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/art-deco.jpg?w=225&h=300)
Art Deco-the flooring, pillars, ceiling and mural
![ceiling-frescoes Ceiling-frescoes](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/ceiling-frescoes.jpg?w=300&h=172)
Ceiling-frescoes
Buildings in Melbourne bear a degree of decoration not found in other Australian cities.
The doors, the walls, the windows - inside and out - art wherever it could tastefully feature.
Wrought iron, leadlight and stained glass feature overhead. The floors are parquetry or mosaic.
- Cathedral of St Pauls - Doors reminiescent of the decorative art of William Morris.
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