London. Interior of St. Paul's Cathedral, Choir seen from East
- Title:
- London. Interior of St. Paul's Cathedral, Choir seen from East
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- Gibbons, Grinling (English woodcarver and sculptor, 1648-1721)
Wren, Christopher (English architect, 1632-1723)
Wren, Christopher (English architect, 1632-1723)
- Creation Date:
- ca. 1865-ca. 1895 (photograph)
1675-1710 (building)
- Location:
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- ID Number:
- 863
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00863
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 00863.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Neoclassical
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Cathedrals
Religious interiors
choirs (church spaces)
choir stalls
Domes
lecterns
Pilasters
Coffered barrel vaults
Organs (Aerophones)
musical instruments
Clerestory windows
photographs - Measurement:
- 21.9075 x 27.94 (centimeters)
- Description:
- "In the 1660s Christopher Wren was enlisted to survey and repair [St. Paul's Cathedral], but it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London (1666) before work could begin. . . . His plans were approved in 1675, and work was carried out until 1710. . . . In 1941, during the Battle of Br itain, civil defense brigades protected the structure from fire, although it was hit directly by bombs . . . Repairs were carried out following the war. Wren's design combined Neoclassical, Gothic, and Baroque elements in an attempt to symbolize the ideals of both the English Restoration and 17th-ce ntury scientific philosophy. . . . Among Wren's distinguished assistants were the French Huguenot ironworker Jean Tijou, who wrought the grillwork of the choir and the iron balustrade of the southwest tower
the sculptor and carver Grinling Gibbons, who produced the wooden choir stalls, the organ ca se, and the bishop's throne." (Source: Encyclopedia Britannica) - Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.