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Snake Skin at Paronella Australia #86131638
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José Paronella arrived in Australia from Catalonia in Spain, in 1913 and purchased 13 acres of virgin scrub along Mena Creek in 1914 and started to build his pleasure gardens and reception centre for the enjoyment of the public. The earliest structure, the Grand Staircase, was built to facilitate the carrying of the river sand to make the concrete. First they built a house to live in, then they started on the Castle itself. Apart from the house, which is made of stone, all of the structures were constructed of poured, reinforced concrete, the reinforcing being old railway track.