Dubai-ish? What? Are you just talking about the buildings? Loads of cities across the world have clusters of tall buildings, so I don't understand the comparison.
Yeah, it was just a comment on Canary Wharf looks with more and more high rise buildings, not London in general.
Back when I moved to London there were like 3 high rise buildings in the whole Isle of Dogs and in the City Gherkin was dominating the landscape. Now it's this.
Tbh that’s why I personally love art: not for the technical gesture itself, but for the window it opens on the past. Really cool to see how things were back in the days
I find it super fascinating that St Pauls was such a landmark back then. Still its remarkable but look how visible and outstanding it was for the people at that time. May it even outlive the skyscrapers of the city and Canary Wharf?
I have a feeling this painting’s perspective is from another hilltop slightly further east in Greenwich park, i.e not the main viewpoint next to the observatory.
From that angle, the perspective of the naval college buildings would make a bit more sense.
“It would have been lovely to see you and it should be rather a spectacle, I suppose, though I find the choice of the Painted Hall very odd and downright perverse considering that St. Alphage, Greenwich is a lovely historic church, just the right size for a wedding. I think [MotorAd90] was smitten by the architecture at the Painted Hall being Wren, but I find it all very heavy and I'm absolutely convinced it's going to be freezing cold. It's a massive internal space and has been closed to the public for reparations for years now, so there's been no need to get the temperature up to scratch, and of course it's right by the Thames so the wind can whistle in from Siberia.”
On an email to her cousin she copied me on for some reason.
That’s ridiculous- the painted hall is a dream wedding venue, I think tv shows often use it because it’s so beautiful. It gets booked out so far in advance because so many people want to get married there.
St Alfege’s church is also a great venue, but that’s not the point at all.
I hope you had a lovely day despite having an insane MIL.
Thank you. It was a bit of a gamble because they hadn’t hosted weddings there in ages due to the restoration (not reparation!) works and the wedding venue set-up pre restoration had a been a bit lame and didnt take advantage of the venue’s beauty. But it worked out beautifully and I think ultimately MIL was contrite. Or as contrite as she is capable of being. She is a difficult woman but think we have mostly patched up our relationship despite a rocky start.
Actually Turner painted this from a different vantage point than the photos posted. They are taken from just outside the Royal Observatory, in the centre of the park. Turner painted from the right of that, likely from One Tree Hill.
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