THE WESTERN FAÇADE.
S. PAUL’S FROM THE SOUTH WEST.
This fine view was taken from the top of the buildings of the Post Office Savings Bank in Queen Victoria Street: taken, fortunately, before the erection of the large block of warehouses at the south west of the Churchyard. Since these buildings have been completed the lower part of the Cathedral can no longer be seen from the position just indicated. The exquisite proportions of the Dome are here displayed to the fullest advantage.
S. PAUL’S FROM THE SOUTH WEST.
S. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, WEST FRONT, N.W. ANGLE.
Here is seen a part of the Western Façade, with the noble flight of steps, the North Portico, and the North Eastern portion of the Churchyard. The columns with their capitals and the carving over the window in the lower part of the North Tower, are well displayed. In ancient times the Palace of the Bishops of London adjoined this tower.
S. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, WEST FRONT, N.W. ANGLE.