Thursday night was Marble Bar's 118th Birthday, underground The Hilton Sydney Hotel. It was also their first ever birthday! With the huge history behind it, backing all the way to 1893, it makes it the oldest of the landmarks in comparison to the Queen Victoria Building (1898), Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932), Anzac War Memorial (1934), Sydney Opera House (1973) and Sydney Tower (1981).
I was in awe entering underground the iconic marble interior, spectacular ceiling and the Edwardian paintings by Julian Ashton, it really gave me a feeling of historical significance. Almost a feel of like a museum.
Marble Bar serves as a perfect live music venue while sipping on classic cocktails and canapes. Many celebs over the years including "Liza Minnelli, George Benson, Wyclef Jean, Eve, Kelly Rowland, Mischa Barton, Ewan McGregor, Adam Lambert and Slash have all partied amongst its breathtaking and original marble features"
After major restorations in 2005 "today patrons can enjoy the original 15th Century Italian Renaissance influence of the Marble Bar including 35 different varieties of Italian, Belgian and African marble as well as stained glass doors and ceilings, ornate carved bars of mahogany and a gallery of 14 Julian Ashton paintings valued at an estimated $1.6 million AUD."
"Marble Bar is now a designated national monument - the 118 year old Heritage-listed watering hole is architecturally breathtaking. The original George Adams Bar, named after its talented builder, was crafted costing the (then astronomical) sum of 32,000 pounds."
I was in awe entering underground the iconic marble interior, spectacular ceiling and the Edwardian paintings by Julian Ashton, it really gave me a feeling of historical significance. Almost a feel of like a museum.
Marble Bar serves as a perfect live music venue while sipping on classic cocktails and canapes. Many celebs over the years including "Liza Minnelli, George Benson, Wyclef Jean, Eve, Kelly Rowland, Mischa Barton, Ewan McGregor, Adam Lambert and Slash have all partied amongst its breathtaking and original marble features"
After major restorations in 2005 "today patrons can enjoy the original 15th Century Italian Renaissance influence of the Marble Bar including 35 different varieties of Italian, Belgian and African marble as well as stained glass doors and ceilings, ornate carved bars of mahogany and a gallery of 14 Julian Ashton paintings valued at an estimated $1.6 million AUD."
"Marble Bar is now a designated national monument - the 118 year old Heritage-listed watering hole is architecturally breathtaking. The original George Adams Bar, named after its talented builder, was crafted costing the (then astronomical) sum of 32,000 pounds."