valour and cowardice by stevens, v. and a.

st.paul's cathedral, london

Folder: english cathedrals
valour and cowardice by stevens, v. and a.

valour and cowardice by stevens, v. and a.

26 Aug 2013 1 388
valour and cowardice, a maquette by stevens for the monument to the duke of wellington, who died in 1852. the monument was begun in 1857 and finished in 1912, 37 years after stevens' death
truth and falsehood by stevens, v. and a.

truth and falsehood by stevens, v. and a.

26 Aug 2013 242
truth and falsehood, a maquette by stevens for part of the monument to the duke of wellington, who died in 1852. the monument was begun in 1857 and finished in 1912, 37 years after stevens' death
valour and cowardice by stevens, v. and a.

valour and cowardice by stevens, v. and a.

26 Aug 2013 315
valour and cowardice, a maquette by stevens for the monument to the duke of wellington, who died in 1852. the monument was begun in 1857 and finished in 1912, 37 years after stevens' death
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 199
View of structure between brick cone which supports the lantern and the outer skin of the drum above and behind the columnade. The drum and dome where begun in 1702 and completed by 1710 by wren.
st. paul's cathedr, london

st. paul's cathedr, london

17 Jun 2010 206
the west front was begun by wren in 1686, the western towers built in 1706-8
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 197
tomb of john martin +1680 and wife , in the cathedral crypt
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 215
1702 memorial showing st.cecilia, by francis bird for wren's daughter jane, in the crypt.
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 190
view onto roofs of south aisle and library, finished by wren by the end of the c17, with the west towers built 1706-8
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 167
west towers of wren's cathedral 1706-8
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 170
tomb of john martin +1680 and wife , in the cathedral crypt
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 192
view down onto chancel aisle roofs, showing wren's use of flying buttresses behind his screen walls , meant to imply a second storey
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 177
memento mori at the entry to the crypt of wren's cathedral, foundations 1675- finish 1711
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 180
west towers of wren's cathedral 1706-8
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 166
view onto roofs of south aisle and library, finished by wren by the end of the c17, with the west towers built 1706-8. the screen walls falsely suggest a less conventional interior than the elevations suggest; wren's cathedral is a gothic building in classical dress, right down to the flying buttresses that the screens hide. one of these is visible with a stepped profile here at the bottom of the photo.
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 163
lantern columns above dome
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 181
west towers of wren's cathedral 1706-8, nave 1684-99
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 169
view from the bubble of wren;s dome of 1702-10 to a western tower of 1706-8
st.paul's cathedral, london

st.paul's cathedral, london

31 May 2010 151
structural arches behind the columns on the drum of the dome. which was begun 1702 and finished 1710
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