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architecture:—st. paul's cathedrae.
silencing the critics. The forward inclination of the tambour of the dome has
a considerable advantage in construction, and as it is so slight as not to be
readily discernible from below, the objection founded on this circumstance must
be regarded as frivolous. It is not impossible that it may even be advantageous,
by showing, in its full proportion, a part which might otherwise, at that extreme
height, be disagreeably fore-shortened. The defects in the junction of the side-
ailes with the rotunda cannot be justified, but they are balanced by the advan-
tages previously mentioned.
According to the large plan published by Gvvyn, the exterior length of the
building from east to west, exclusive of the projection of the portico, appears to
be 502 feet, and from north to south, excluding the two circular porticoes, 244
feet; the breadth of the western front 177 feet, the diameter of the octagonal
area, at the crossing of the nave and transept, 107 feet, the diameter of the
tambour of the dome 112 feet, and the diameter of the dome itself 102 feet.
The total height from the pavement of the church-yard to the top of the cross
is 370 feet. The whole expence of the building amounted to 747,954 3s.
which was chiefly defrayed by a duty on coals imported into London; but not
less than £10,6,604 6s. 5d. was furnished by voluntary contributions, chiefly
from the clergy.
PL A T E S.
The FIRST PLATE contains a Plan of the Basement Story, and shows the form of the massy founda-
tion walls and the vaulting of the crypts. These vast sepulchral chambers receive from large windows a
partial light, interrupted by gloomy intervals of strong shadow and total darkness.—The Geometrical
Elevation, PLATE II. exhibits the most interesting parts of the building, the western facade, the towers,
and the cupola, with a profile of the transepts and the circular porticoes.—In the THIRD PLATE
the Section shows the form and decoration of the interior, with the curious construction of the cupola,
consisting of an inner dome or ceiling, and a strong cone of brickwork, which supports the lantern and
the external wooden dome.—The FOURTH PLATE represents the general appearance and picturesque
effect of the building, as seen at a moderate distance from the north-eastern angle.
end of the account of st. paul's cathedral church.
architecture:—st. paul's cathedrae.
silencing the critics. The forward inclination of the tambour of the dome has
a considerable advantage in construction, and as it is so slight as not to be
readily discernible from below, the objection founded on this circumstance must
be regarded as frivolous. It is not impossible that it may even be advantageous,
by showing, in its full proportion, a part which might otherwise, at that extreme
height, be disagreeably fore-shortened. The defects in the junction of the side-
ailes with the rotunda cannot be justified, but they are balanced by the advan-
tages previously mentioned.
According to the large plan published by Gvvyn, the exterior length of the
building from east to west, exclusive of the projection of the portico, appears to
be 502 feet, and from north to south, excluding the two circular porticoes, 244
feet; the breadth of the western front 177 feet, the diameter of the octagonal
area, at the crossing of the nave and transept, 107 feet, the diameter of the
tambour of the dome 112 feet, and the diameter of the dome itself 102 feet.
The total height from the pavement of the church-yard to the top of the cross
is 370 feet. The whole expence of the building amounted to 747,954 3s.
which was chiefly defrayed by a duty on coals imported into London; but not
less than £10,6,604 6s. 5d. was furnished by voluntary contributions, chiefly
from the clergy.
PL A T E S.
The FIRST PLATE contains a Plan of the Basement Story, and shows the form of the massy founda-
tion walls and the vaulting of the crypts. These vast sepulchral chambers receive from large windows a
partial light, interrupted by gloomy intervals of strong shadow and total darkness.—The Geometrical
Elevation, PLATE II. exhibits the most interesting parts of the building, the western facade, the towers,
and the cupola, with a profile of the transepts and the circular porticoes.—In the THIRD PLATE
the Section shows the form and decoration of the interior, with the curious construction of the cupola,
consisting of an inner dome or ceiling, and a strong cone of brickwork, which supports the lantern and
the external wooden dome.—The FOURTH PLATE represents the general appearance and picturesque
effect of the building, as seen at a moderate distance from the north-eastern angle.
end of the account of st. paul's cathedral church.