Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Art, Heritage, Out & About
I enjoyed my recent visit to Westminster Abbey. One of the things that particularly caught my attention was the painting of Queen Elizabeth II which was displayed in the Chapter House. The artist Ralph Heimans painted the portrait during the Queen’s Jubilee year:
THE CORONATION THEATRE: PORTRAIT OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Ralph Heimans (2012)
Oil on [...]
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
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Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
Dinner For Two, a photo by KirscheTortschen on Flickr.
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Built by Scottish architect James S Gibson (1864 – 1951) with Skipwith and Gordon, and sculptures by Henry Fehr, the building is situated opposite the Houses of Parliament and flanked by the Treasury and Westminster Abbey. Gibson demonstrated a modern approach to his design by “keeping it quite distinct in scale and style so as to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2013
