Abbeys

Cistercian abbey, Bronnbach, Wertheim: the gardens

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NOTES: The Cistercian abbey of Bronnbach was founded in 1151, although most of the buildings date from the 18th century.

Unexecuted designs for a cloister for monuments, Westminster Abbey, London: transverse section

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Scott, Sir George Gilbert (1811-1878)

NOTES: Scott prepared designs for a building to house monuments removed from Westminster Abbey thus providing space for future monuments, but nothing came of this scheme.

Unexecuted designs for a cloister for monuments, Westminster Abbey, London: perspective from the north-east showing the cloister of 22 bays along Abingdon Street with a return of four bays linked to the chapter house

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Scott, Sir George Gilbert (1811-1878)

NOTES: Scott prepared designs for a building to house monuments removed from Westminster Abbey thus providing space for future monuments, but nothing came of this scheme.

Chapter House, Westminster Abbey, London

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Scott, Sir George Gilbert (1811-1878)

NOTES: The Chapter House was built 1246-1255 during the reign of Henry II. It was restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1866-1872, who reconstructed the stone vault, reinstated and re-glazed the windows. Although much of this was damaged during the second world war, some was salvaged and incorporated into the post-war restoration. See RIBA158271 for a colour version of this image.

Chapter House, Westminster Abbey, London

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Scott, Sir George Gilbert (1811-1878)

NOTES: The Chapter House was built 1246-1255 during the reign of Henry II. It was restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1866-1872, who reconstructed the stone vault, reinstated and re-glazed the windows. Although much of this was damaged during the second world war, some was salvaged and incorporated into the post-war restoration. See RIBA158272 for a colour version of this image.

Chapter House, Westminster Abbey, London: detail of the medieval tiles

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Scott, Sir George Gilbert (1811-1878)

NOTES: The Chapter House was built 1246-1255 during the reign of Henry II. It was restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1866-1872, who reconstructed the stone vault, reinstated and re-glazed the windows. Although much of this was damaged during the second world war, some was salvaged and incorporated into the post-war restoration. See RIBA158273 for a colour version of this image.

Westminster Abbey, London: the west front, floodlit at night with the Victoria Tower in the background

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Hawksmoor, Nicholas (1661-1736)

NOTES: The west front dates from the 14th-16th centuries, with the refacing of the towers by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1735-1745). The Victoria Tower (just seen) is 1860 by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Northmore Welby Pugin.