Old Royal Naval College from the grounds of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich - King William Court : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Old Royal Naval College from the grounds of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich - King William Court / ell brown
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| 説明 | First look at the Old Royal Naval College from the grounds outside Queens House and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.We were heading to Queens House this time.King William Court on the left.All Grade I listed buildings.King William Court listing:Royal Naval College South West Building King William's Quarter, Greenwich1.4412 ROMNEY ROAD SE10(North Side)Royal Naval CollegeSouth-West building"King William's Quarter"TQ 3877 26/G107CI2.Begun 1698 to design of Sir Christopher Wren. Hall, dome and colonnade completed1703. West front by Vanbrugh 1728. East (inner front) a long colonnade of pairedTuscan columns with set back, balustraded upper floor above. At north-eastcorner tower of 2 stages with drum and dome above. Lower stage square, 1-baywmth wide open pediment and high round arched window with flanking niches. Upperstage round, of Corinthian columns, with diagonal projections. Low drum withraised eaves on axes. Ribbed leaded dome with oval windows in lower part andcolumned cupola with vane above.South front 4 storeys and basement. Enriched entablature and parapet. Slightlyprojecting pedimented end bays with pilasters on 3rd floor and quoins below.All windows sashes with glazing bars and all but ground floor in moulded architraves,those on 3rd floor shouldered. Console bracketed broken cornices and triplekeystones to 2nd floor windows. Modified Gibbs surround and console bracketedcornices to 1st floor windows. Windows in outer bays in tall, round archedrecesses with oval attic windows. 3rd floor window in right bay flanked by roundarched niches. Below this, return of inner colonnade 6 pairs of Tuscan columns,the outer ones square, with entablature and balustraded parapet. West frontarranged in 3 blocks. Red brick with Portland stone dressings, and stone facadeto 3-bay centre, Inner block of 4 storeys and basement, 11 windows. Rebatedangles with inner and outer quoins. 2 square ½-colums and 2 fluted round columnssupport Doric entablature and parapet, lower at sides. Gauged brick arches torecessed sash windows with glazing bars. Tall, round-arched 1st floor centrewindow with oval window above. Round arched entrance below. 3-storey, 1-windowlinks, with windows in open-pedimented entablature surround, to 3-bay end pavilionsunder wide segmental pediments. Deep recess with oval window in tympanum. Stonequoins. Segment headed 2nd floor windows with drip mould and cill band. Roundarched 1st floor windows with cill band. Moulded stone architraves. Segmentheaded ground floor windows with spring string.Inside, the Painted Hall. Vestibule under dome has columns painted in grisailleand sculpture in pendentives. Flight of steps and screen of composite columnsto Lower Hall of 8 main bays divided by composite pilasters supporting enrichedentablature. All painted in grisaille to give effect of fluted columns andpilasters, enriched architraves and rosette-panelled reveals, trophies of armson West wall and cartouches over doors. 6 steps and proscenium-type arch tosmaller upper hall. Signs of zodiac in high relief on archivolt.Ceilings painted by Sir James Thornhill between 1708 and 1716. In Eastern bayfigures representing tidal rivers drawn up by the moon around a Spanish galleonand surrounded by figures of great astronomers. In oval centre William andMary surrounded by Virtues, with Louis XIV underfoot, bordered by figures representingSeasons and Signs of Zodiac (a portrait of an old pensioner of the Hospital introducedas Winter.) In western arch Vices chased from Heavens by Minerva and Hercules,around another Spanish Galleon; and figures representing the City of London andrivers; and Greek scientists.In Upper Hall ceiling Queen Anne and her consort, Prince George of Denmark, ina medallion surrounded by Virtues; with sea gods and sea creatures welcomingthe return of the Maritime Agent. 4 side panels of the Continents. Flower piecesin corners by Charles Lebrun. Walls painted by pupils of Thornhill, allegoricalscenes in grisaille.Inner courtyard of this building has, on East side, a colonnaded portico withpediment containing sculptures representing Nelson's battles in Coade stoneby Benjamin West.Listing NGR: TQ3858977860 |
| 撮影日 | 2012-10-15 10:21:59 |
| 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 S2980 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/340) |
| 開放F値 | f/7.1 |