Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool: the lantern tower seen from along a flying buttress
Architect/Designer | Frederick Gibberd & Partners |
Artist/Photographer | Snoek, Henk (1915-1980) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Liverpool |
Subject Date | 1967 |
Image Date | 1967 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Negative |
Library Reference | S67 1023 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Henk Snoek / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Brickwork ; Buttresses ; Lanterns ; Shadows ; Concrete ; Towers ; Cathedrals ; Round buildings |
NOTES: This building comprises three independent types of structure: an in-situ reinforced concrete frame which holds together the main body of the cathedral; the sixteen load-bearing brick or concrete perimeter buildings, and the flat slab of the outdoor podium supported by concrete columns of load-bearing brick walls.
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