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Description: | Concept: architecture, cityscape, religion, education, empire / commonwealth, historical reference, air raid / blitz, flag / banner / standard Description: whole: the main image occupies the majority, with a smaller image positioned in the lower left, held within a blue circular inset. The title and text are separate and located in the lower quarter, in black. All set against a white background and held within a brown border. image: a photograph of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The small image is a depiction of a Union Flag. text: [Persian text] G.P.D. 365/13/21 [London: Heart of the British Commonwealth. St. Paul's Cathedral. This Cathedral, one of the most famous in the English-speaking world, is the third church dedicated to St. Paul which has stood on the same site. The first was destroyed by fire in the year 1086. The church which was then built was destroyed in the Fire of London in 1666. The foundation stone of the present Cathedral was laid in 1675. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, it was completed in the form of a Latin cross and its great dome is the City's most familiar landmark. It contains many monuments to famous men, and both Admiral Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington are buried there. St. Paul's has suffered damage in two enemy air raids. For victory.] Object: cathedral, house, flag | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Associated Person: Wren, Christopher (Sir) Associated Person: Wellington, Duke of Associated Person: Nelson, Horatio (Vice-Admiral Viscount) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=5162... | Go to resource |
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