All Souls Church (London, England) : Close view of the classical rotunda
- Creator:
- Nash, John, 1752-1835
- Published/Created:
- Regent Street, Langham Place, London, England, United Kingdom
1822-1824 - Date Depicted:
- ca. 1990's
1800 AD - 1849 AD - Materials:
- stone
wood - Notes:
- Designed by John Nash, favourite architect of King George IV, the church was consecrated in 1824 by the Bishop of London. At the time, Nash was also developing Regent's Park and Regent Street, and he designed All Souls with its circular columned portico to soften the awkward corner to join the existing Portland Place. The church is built of Bath stone and the unique spire is made of seventeen concave sides encircled by Corinthian columns, making two separate sections. The capitals are Ionic in design and made from Coade stone. The winged heads of the cherubs are unusual and based on a design by Michaelangelo. All Souls is unique in being the last surviving church by John Nash. The building was completed in December 1823.
- Variant Titles:
- All Souls Church, Langham Place
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Neoclassical
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-NJ-AS-A3
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
churches (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors construction buildings; religious buildings; churches
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Two
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10165544
- PID:
- digcoll:1842227