ISBN: 9781150645655

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1783 edition. Excerpt: ... MORNING IV. OU R next morning''s tour will be from Fleetmarket along the Strand, to the Surry side of Westminster-bridge. ''The steeple of St. Bride''s, at first sight, appears to a good deal of advantage; but on ever so slight an examination, we conclude it wants variety, and the first and last order are almost the fame. St. Dunstan''s, Fleet-street, is but an incumbrance to the way. Without having any thing but deformity in itself, it spoils the beauty of the whole street, and hides the prospect of Temple-bar, which would terminate the view very advantageously, and to be seen almost as far again as it is at present. Temple-bar is the only remaining gate about town, and deserves some degree of applause. If it has any fault, it is, that the top being circular as well as the arch underneath, the whole wants that contrast of figure, which is so esiential to beauty and taste. The statues on the outside are good, their only disadvantage is the hurry of the place where they are to be viewed, which makes it dangerous to be curious, and prevents that attention to them, which they would otherwise command. The ''The structure of the Temple-gate is in the stile of Inigo Jones, and very far from being inelegant; I wish I could fay the fame of the different detachments of building which belong to it; but that is far from being in my power, nor ever can or will, the property is so divided and subdivided, that it is next to impossible that any agreement should ever be made in favour of harmony and decoration. It is certain, that nothing can be finer situated than the Temple, along the side of the river; and, if we consider the elevation of the ground, and how far it extends, the most barren invention cannot fail of conceiving the use it might be put to,... James Ralph, Books, Travel, A critical review of the public buildings, statues, and ornaments, in and about London and Westminster; Originally written by - Ra Books>Travel, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 1150645652

Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9781150645655], Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Englisch, Englisch, Englisch, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Book, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge Scholars Publ… More...

Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9781150645655], Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Englisch, Englisch, Englisch, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Book, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 58847011, Großbritannien, 58807011, Europa, 58645011, Reise & Abenteuer, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 208623031, Taschenbuch, 208621031, Format (binding_browse-bin), 366250011, Refinements, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher<

2009, ISBN: 9781150645655

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