Racing past the 'Elgin Marbles' in the Parthenon Galleries, British Museum, Bloomsbury, London
Architect/Designer | Pope, John Russell (1874-1937) |
Artist/Photographer | Baistow, Peter (1941-2013) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1962 |
Image Date | 1979 |
View | Interior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP602/223 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Statues ; Museums ; Marble ; Children |
NOTES: The Duveen Gallery is at the heart of the museum and was specially designed to house the Parthenon sculptures. It was funded by Lord Duveen, designed by John Russell Pope and completed in 1938. Installation of the sculptures was postponed by the outbreak of World War II during which time the gallery was badly damaged. The gallery was thereafter restored, the sculptures installed, and finally opened in 1962.
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