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Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)

Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 85

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)ears far superior to the corresponding facade of St. Peters, which, notwith-standing its larger dimensions, has always seemed in this respect poor in conception … THE CHOIR. and almost insignificant in effect. The dome, indeed, is more doubtfully superiorto that of St. Peters; in fact, we ventured to prefer that which Wren originallydesigned, and which may now be studied in the South Kensington model. Thechief external feature of St. Pauls dome is a circular…

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