Craigs Royal Hotel - Ballarat

Built in 1853 at the hieght of the gold rush and originally named Bath's Hotel after it's owner, the establishment (on the left with the white flag pole) was patronised  by the local gentry and many visiting dignitaries including the royal family and acclaimed celebrities. Mark Twain who visited in 1895 wrote of it at the time as  follows: "It was as if the name Ballarat had suddenly been written on the sky where all the world could read it at once". Other visitors included Lord Kitchener, Duke and Duchess of York (later to become King George V and Queen Mary), Donald Bradman and Sir Robert Menzies (home grown)  It was quite a draw card.
Queen Victoria's second son Prince Alfred visited Ballarat in 1867, following which there was an assassination attempt in Canberra, the perpetrator being a disgruntled Ballarat man. Dame Nellie Melba sang to her adoring fans in the street from the first floor balcony of the dining room in 1908.
The dome of the building in the forground (originally a bank, I believe) was never completed due to the depression of the 1880's.
Such is the history of Ballarat. Is this a suitable WidWed shot? I have lost track.

Thank you for the generous sprinkling of stars and hearts for my Australian Painted lady butterfly for TT. I am so delighted by your visits and response to my journal.