Reconciliation Place
, Australia, established in 2001 as a monument to reconciliation between Australia’s Indigenous people and the settler population. It is located near the High Court of Australia and the National Gallery of Australia. The chief design feature of Reconciliation Place is a series of public artworks displaying images and text that express reconciliation themes including: *A welcome to Ngunnawal (...)Top photos chosen by u all:
East meets West
Made by HowiePoon
Chinese dragon and the Australian kangaroo at the Olympic Torch Relay in Canberra, Australia. The dragon is from the Chinese Youth League of Australia located in Sydney. We left Sydney at 2:30am to come and perform. Talk about dedication!!! As my main role for the day was dragon dancing, I only kept one lens on, my 18-70mm kit lens. If I had more time I would have brought out my 70-200mm /f2.8 vr... such a beautiful lens.
Show of support
Made by Lil [Kristen Elsby]
Pro-China supporters wave Chinese and Australian flags at the Olympic torch relay as it passes through the nation's capital. The Chinese Embassy arranged to bus in more than 15,000 pro-China supporters from Melbourne and Sydney, outnumbering the pro-Tibet supporters by more than 10 to 1. Reconciliation Place, Canberra, ACT, 2008
Lion dancers
Made by Lil [Kristen Elsby]
Chinese lion dancers get in to their costumes as they prepare to entertain the 20,000-strong crowd gathered for the Olympic torch relay as it passes through the nation's capital. Pro-China supporters outnumbered the pro-Tibet supporters by more than 10 to 1. Reconciliation Place, Canberra, ACT, 2008
Not fair
Made by NathanaelB
Due to wind direction the balloons at Old Parliament House were not permitted to take off as they might be blown near the airport - however apparently balloons with commercial licenses could, though they took off from various other launch sites. See where this picture was taken.
Alone in the crowd
Made by Lil [Kristen Elsby]
Standing in a crowd of pro-Tibet supporters, a girl clutches a Tibet flag at the Olympic torch relay protest. Reconciliation Place, Canberra, ACT, 2008
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