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#GothicArchitecture meets sacred #EnglishHeritage at #WestminsterAbbey. Britain's #CoronationChurch since #WilliamtheConqueror in 1066, the #Abbey was founded by #BenedictineMonks in 960 & rebuilt in 1245 by King #HenryIII to inc. #FrenchGothic styles. The soaring 30m #Nave, pointed arches, ribbed vaults & luminous rose windows, create England's most sublime sacred space.
In Source: Westminster Abbey
The 13th CE #LadyChapel is in the East of #BristolCathedral. Built of red sandstone in an Early English style it stands out from the rest. Restored in the 19th CE, the #Reredos is 14th CE, but the vaulted #Nave was rebuilt by the #Architect #GeorgeEdmundStreet to follow #Gothic form, that respect the delicate proportions of the early work so it appears to be of the same era.
In Source: Bristol Cathedral
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Have you noticed there are no windows on ground level? Architect #JamesGibbs noted that noise generated by the horse drawn carriages in the heart of the Greater London Metropolis would be a problem, so he fitted #StMaryLeStrand with #ChurchWindows on the upper level of the #Nave only, to stop street noise entering the church. This #BaroqueInterior is beautiful & also practical!
In Source: Inside #StMaryLeStrand
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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
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Expert restoration of #StMaryLeStrand includes paintings by #MatherBrown & 10 #Nave windows beautifully reglazed with 18CE glass. The blue-glass in the sanctuary dates 1946 & is the work of parish architect #SidneyToy FRIBA who replaced the originals after they were destroyed in #WW2. Yet more work needs to be done to save the #JewelintheStrand
In Source: A New #StMaryLeStrand
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