Conjectural perspective of Mechlin (Mechelen) Cathedral showing the spire as originally intended
Artist/Photographer | Brewer, Henry William (1836-1903) |
Country | Belgium |
City | Mechlin |
Subject Date | 1515 |
Image Date | 1800 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | Drawing |
Library Reference | PA809/4 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Cathedrals ; Town houses ; Spires ; Towers |
NOTES: The original design for St Rumbolds Cathedral called for a 77 metre spire but only seven metres of it were ever actually built, hence the unusual shape of the present flat-topped tower. This drawing shows the cathedral as it may have appeared had the spire been completed.
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