3264 x 4928 px | 27,6 x 41,7 cm | 10,9 x 16,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
25 mars 2016
Lieu:
Waterloo Place, Westminster, London, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
The Athenaeum is a private members' club in London, founded in 1824. It has admitted women since 2002. It is primarily a club for men and women with intellectual interests, and particularly (but not exclusively) for those who have attained some distinction in science, literature or the arts. The impressive clubhouse (at 107 Pall Mall at the corner of Waterloo Place) was designed by Decimus Burton in the Neoclassical style with a Doric portico, above which is a statue of the classical goddess of wisdom, Athena, from whom the Club derives its name. The bas-relief frieze is a copy of the frieze of the Parthenon in Athens. The club's facilities include an extensive library, a dining room known as the Coffee Room, a Morning Room, a Drawing Room on the first floor, a newly restored Smoking Room, where smoking is not permitted, and a suite of bedrooms. The frieze was executed by John Henning at a cost of £1, 300. Building works commenced in 1827 and were completed by 1830. The statue of Pallas Athene by Edward Hodges Baily, which stands above the porch, was installed in the same year (the spear was added later). The total cost was £43, 101 14s 8d. This exceeded the estimate by £2, 226, attributed to the cost of gas fittings and furniture.
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