#Carvings

Observe the many fascinating #BaroqueInterior design details inside #StMaryLeStrand. Follow the light from upper #ChurchWindows through the #Nave to the sanctuary nestled in the #Apse. Framed by #PaintedPanels & ultramarine #ApseWindows look at the #Carvings, #Jacobite Symbolism & Iconography inside the apse & admire the decorative #PlasterworkCeiling in white & gold above.

In Source: Inside #StMaryLeStrand

3.50 PM, 25 July 2023

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What do the crusades, Jacobites, #KnightsTemplar & #StMaryLeStrand architect #JamesGibbs have in common? Discover a #HiddenHistory of #Jacobite Symbolism & the cryptic coded meaning of: the #GoldenTriangle, a #WhiteRose in a #PlasterworkCeiling; #Carvings of Starbursts in the #Apse; the Prince behind the #GoldenFlyingBird & a #ParodyPainting for #StClementDanes church.

In Source: Jacobite Symbolism

3.44 PM, 25 July 2023

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