Roof Geometry - Museum of Natural History, Oxford


Posted by CactusD on Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:07 pm

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A view of the wonderful Pre-Raphaelite cast-iron and glass roof of the Museum of Natural History, Oxford, built in 1861.

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by Lerkes on Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:49 am
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Pretty amazing engineering and construction for something that old. Steve
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by Gary Briney on Mon Aug 25, 2014 2:18 pm
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Spectacular bit of architecture nicely captured. Woodward's techno-gothic arch done in cast iron and glass has aged well IMO, though critics' opinions have varied widely.
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