These photos were mostly taken from the roof of the Electrical Engineering Building at the University of New South Wales before work began in the morning. This was the best time, as the sun was behind me, and the dirty air was less of an issue.
The building in the foreground is the Old Main Building, the first one built on campus. The nearest wing housed Mining Engineering, while much of the rest of the building at this end was for Physics. Beyond that is Kingsford leading to Botany Bay, and the Sutherland Shire and Royal National Park in the far distance. This photo was taken looking roughly south west. This photo was likely taken from room 302 rather than the roof.
Looking north west shows the distant city skyline, including just the top of the arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Nearer is Randwick Race Course, which is also used for large outdoor events, such as World Youth Day in 2008. Coming closer are some of the UNSW residential colleges, then some temporary buildings (now gone, but they were there for many years) and an old bus, which some student organisation dragged in to the parking lot.
This is the western view. In the very distance (and barely visible) are the Blue Mountains, then a slice of suburbia, with Kensington being the closest hill before crossing Anzac Parade and entering UNSW proper. The tall building with the clock was Applied Science; student services in the brown brick building at its left base. The building with the bluish finish was Chemistry; the V shaped roof and the striped roof belong to Textile Technology. On the left, the nearest building is Architecture, and just behind it (image) is the new part of the Old Main Building, which was Applied Physics and also Optometry. The Village Green (oval) then New College (the long building) and Warrane College (tall).
This view from the roof shows the Old Main Building, but also Kingsford, most especially the twin towers of the Greek Orthodox church, across to Botany Bay and the Royal National Park to the horizon.
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