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Penshaw Monument
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The Monument stands 136 metres above sea level. It was designed to be a copy of the Theseion, the Temple of Hephaestus, in Athens. It has also been linked with the Temple of Diana at Ephesus. It is built twice the size of the original. It was designed by Newcastle architects, John and Benjamin Green and built by Thomas Pratt of Sunderland. The Monument is the best preserved model of a Doric Hexastyle temple in Britain. The Marquess of Londonderry presented Penshaw Hill as a suitable site.
The foundation stone was laid by the Marquess of Zetland on 28th August 1844. |
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Interesting capture ! Nice to see the illuminated monument among this darkness, appearing like a dream ...
TFS, Faramarz !
Sylvie
Belle capture nocturne, joli éclairage du monument
bravo
amitiées
jojo
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