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Westminster, Henry VII Chapel Exterior and Westminster Hall
Ayling, Stephen - Enlarge image
Westminster, Henry VII Chapel Exterior and Westminster Hall
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Westminster, England (photographed)
- Date:
1867 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Ayling, Stephen (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print
- Museum number:
61:116
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case MB2A, shelf DR104, box LOANS
By positioning himself high up on the outside of Westminster Abbey, Stephen Ayling captured two Gothic style buildings sitting side-by-side. In the foreground we see the early 16th-century Henry VII Chapel, part of Westminster Abbey. Beyond it, at the right, is the Palace of Westminster designed by Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin and begun in 1835. This photograph combines past and modern history and highlights stylistic and visual connections between the two buildings.
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