Spirit levels : the hidden realm of spatial magic

Meg Mundell

Spirit levels : the hidden realm of spatial magic

Meg Mundell

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Abstract

If all goes well, the birth of a building should be an auspicious event. But an ill-starred story has long circulated about the launch of one of Melbourne's best-known and most contentious structures. At Crown Casino's 1997 opening ceremony, organisers celebrated the venture by releasing into the night sky a flock of white doves - universal symbols of hope, peace and purity. But, so the tale goes, the poor birds met an unscheduled horrific end, incinerated in mid flight by the flame-belching braziers that line the casino's frontage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	38-46
Number of pages	9
Journal	Meanjin
Volume	72
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Spirit levels : the hidden realm of spatial magic

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