Unicorn - Colonial Secretary Building - Sydney, Australia - Epic Beings and Creatures on Waymarking.com

The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom is displayed above the Colonial Secretary Building's entrance on Macquarie Street, conveying the importance of the position of the colonial secretary in colonial New South Wales.

From Wikipedia: "The Lion and the Unicorn are symbols of the United Kingdom. They are properly speaking heraldic supporters, appearing in the full Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The lion stands for England and the unicorn for Scotland. The combination therefore dates back to the 1603 accession of James I of England who was already James VI of Scotland."

Also from Wikipedia: "A unicorn (from Latin unus 'one' and cornu 'horn') is a mythological creature. Though the modern popular image of the unicorn is sometimes that of a horse differing only in the horn on its forehead, the traditional unicorn also has a billy-goat beard, a lion's tail, and cloven hooves—these distinguish it from a horse. Marianna Mayer has observed (The Unicorn and the Lake), "The unicorn is the only fabulous beast that does not seem to have been conceived out of human fears. In even the earliest references he is fierce yet good, selfless yet solitary, but always mysteriously beautiful. He could be captured only by unfair means, and his single horn was said to neutralize poison."

Time Period: Middle Ages Approximate Date of Epic Period: 1100 Epic Type: Historical Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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