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Description: | Two galvanised and gilt open steel sculptures depicting 'cloud catchers' or 'Guardians'. These are figurative and are situated at the 1st floor (between the 2nd and 3rd windows from each side) At the 3rd floor are large metal shutters, mounted on rails and decorated with gilt classical figures with Phaeton in a chariot pulling the sky acros the elevation. There are two glass canopies supported by a steelwork structure, at the top of the building and between ground and 1st floors. These are connected by metal poles. Additional Information: In Greek mythology Phaeton (or Phaethon) was the son of Helios the sun-god. He persuaded his father to lend him his chariot for one day, with disastrous consequences: the earth caught fire; Jupiter wrecked the chariot with a thunderbolt and Phaeton was sent hurtling to his doom. (Apollo, the Greek god of light came to be identified with Helios in antiquity and artists gave Phaeton's father, Helios, Apollo's attributes and appearance) (1) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Architect: Page & Park Sculptor: Sloan, Jack Faulds Metal Worker: Sinclair, Archie | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7835... | Go to resource |
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