Sujet

'Changing the Interior of the Abbey', 1937. Artist: Unknown.

Légende

'Changing the Interior of the Abbey', 1937. The construction of seating in Westminster abbey for King George VI's coronation. For each coronation, special seating is constructed to incorporate the large number of guests. King George VI was the first coronation to make use of metal structures to support the seats, in the form of tubular steel. 400 tons were used alongside 72,000 cubic feet of wood, with 400 men working on the construction. From The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1937]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1937

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C68_472

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61,7Mo (4,1Mo) / 33,4cm x 46,3cm / 3944 x 5466 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Londres bois intérieur événement religieux religion forme métal construction jour acier échafaudage échafaudage allocation des places en bois perspective Westminster siècle abbaye Abbaye De Westminster B&W MONOCHROME publication tubulaire noir et blanc noir et blanc B W les années 30 20e siècle éditeurs The Print Collector King of Great Britain photographie object Unknown Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Albert Frederick Arthur George Duke of York King George VI George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George Saxe-Coburg-Gotha HM King George VI Odhams Press Coronation of King George photographie object