Edwin Lutyens - Time Team special

[Gareth Hughes]

The drawings exist for them, with some detail as to materials etc (the Liffey Bridge art gallery, for example, which appears in the painting) as for Liverpool Cathedral, there's a huge (23 foot long) model

 

[JoceAndChris]

It's a really astonishing plan, not lacy or soaring as you might expect a cathedral to be, but very imposing and colossal! I'm not sure I like it as much as Lincoln but it's terribly impressive.

 

[DJH]

Yes I know but my point is that it was never built. It's misleading to include it in a picture of completed works. The Great Model of St Pauls bears no resemblance to the finished work...

Doug

 

[LadyArowana]

The Cathedral reminds me a bit of Hagia Sophia

 

[Penners]

I agree. Hagia Sophia is a very interesting building, having once been a Christian church before it was "converted" to Islam. There are still images of Christ on the interior walls.

For anybody considering a city visit, I can't recommend Istanbul highly enough. It's the most endlessly fascinating city that I've ever visited (except that the taxi drivers were all trying to kill me).

 

[Penners]

It's misleading to include it in a picture of completed works.

Not so long as you describe your painting as a "capriccio":

a painting or other work of art representing a fantasy or a mixture of real and imaginary features.

 

[LadyArowana]

Not so long as you describe your painting as a "capriccio":

When I asked for one of those I got one of these :evil:

 

[Feltwell]

I agree. Hagia Sophia is a very interesting building, having once been a Christian church before it was "converted" to Islam. There are still images of Christ on the interior walls.

For anybody considering a city visit, I can't recommend Istanbul highly enough. It's the most endlessly fascinating city that I've ever visited (except that the taxi drivers were all trying to kill me).

No reason why Jesus shouldn't feature in a Muslim building - he is one of their prophets after all.

Entirely agree about Istanbul, excellent place to visit, and that's from someone who isn't really into city breaks. In fact Turkey in general has some amazing places to visit - the Roman ruins down near the coast, completely undeveloped, were fascinating.

 

[DJH]

Hmm...a fantasy...that's all right then.

Doug

 

[Penners]

No reason why Jesus shouldn't feature in a Muslim building - he is one of their prophets after all.

Yes, but in the case of Hagia Sophia, it's because it was once a Christian Church - Greek Orthodox, I believe.

 

[DJH]

Picture of Jesus...that would be another fantasy then... :wink: What scale would that be at I wonder?

Doug

 

[Penners]

It's a big 'un!

 

[DJH]

Oh yea. Heard that before... :shock:

 

[Gareth Hughes]

Yes I know but my point is that it was never built. It's misleading to include it in a picture of completed works. The Great Model of St Pauls bears no resemblance to the finished work...

Doug

Interesting you should mention the Great Model - Laubin's done one of that too (with Hawksmoor's unbuilt baptistery on the right)...

 

[DJH]

Did anyone see the episode of Permission Impossible last evening where the couple extending a period property had the misfortune of having an end wall of the building collapse... :roll:

Doug

 

[Gareth Hughes]

Did anyone see the episode of Permission Impossible last evening where the couple extending a period property had the misfortune of having an end wall of the building collapse... :roll:

Doug

Hmmm. And then the "misfortune" of demolishing almost everything else because they "wanted to keep its character, but needed to raise the ceilings"...
And Mr Misfortune was an engineer???

 

[DJH]

Agree with you at last on this post Gareth...

Doug

 

[LadyArowana]

And Mr Misfortune was an engineer???

Not all engineers are created equal. His Lordship is nominally speaking an engineer, and he is about the last person you would want "helping" with anything of a practical nature. His previous PA wouldn't even let him use the sharp scissors, and when he complained to me about it I said she was a wise woman.

 

[Penners]

Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, you don't fix it.

Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it hasn't got enough features yet.