India House - Aldwych, London : 無料・フリー素材/写真
India House - Aldwych, London / ell brown
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Near the Strand in London. Was here to see Crazy For You at the Novello Theatre.I was told that this is where the Embassy of India is based at India House.India House is Grade II listed.India House, WestminsterTQ 3080 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ALDWYCH, WC273/8 (South side)16.1.81 India HouseG.V. IIHigh Commission. 1928-30 by Sir Herbert Baker and A.T. Scott. Portlandashlar above grey granite 2 storey podium (on steel frame); red pantileroof. Monumental, shallowly modelled elevations with relatively smallscale sculptural and decorative details of Indian derivation. 7 storeysand dormered mansard. 9 windows wide, the front following convex curve ofAldwych. Central entrance of black marble with heavy bracketed cornicesupporting 2 free standing "Ashokan" columns with stylised elephant basesand lioness finials, flanking semicircular arched window with Ashokan lionkeystone; wooden door with Indian jaali work and jaali's flanking. Groundfloor windows arcaded. Windows with moulded segmental arched heads on 1st,3rd and 5th floors, those on 2nd floor with segmental arched heads andsills, flat arched 4th floor windows. The 3rd floor has 2 symmetricallyplaced aediculed windows. Band courses above ground 1st and 2nd floors,pierced work balcony in front of 6th floor above coved cornice. Ironbalcony to 5th floor. Indian motifs over front including animal headbrackets, tondi and frieze above 2nd floor. Royal Arms flank central 5thfloor window. Return to Montreal Place of 7 bays with 3 bay balcony andaediculed window above. Principal interior spaces dressed in red "Agra"sandstone; the entrance hall domed, the 1st floor oculus-gallery withpierced work balustrade carried on vaults with murals executed by Indianartists, who likewise frescoed the dome which has a frosted glass lanternstage; bronze chandelier. Indian murals in main reception rooms as well.Baker, who had made a point at New Delhi of using Indian artists for theSecretariats murals, arranged for them to be sent to London and Rome forspecial fresco training for the India House decorations. |
| 撮影日 | 2011-11-26 18:54:23 |
| 撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| 撮影地 | London, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | FinePix S1500 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.143 sec (1/7) |
| 開放F値 | f/2.8 |