Conjectural perspective of Mechlin (Mechelen) Cathedral showing the spire as originally intended

RIBA Ref No RIBA32553

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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