Public Buildings and Spaces continued

Religious buildings

Industrial buildings

Educational buildings

Public facilities

Hotels

Public libraries

Theatres and cinemas

Transport buildings

Hospitals

Sports facilities

Hotels, Cinemas, Theatres

Many hotels and theatres were constructed in Western Australia following the gold rush of the 1890s.  Hotels were built of brick or stone, sheeted with iron and often decorated with pressed ornamental metal inside. 

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