St Pancras Church, Southern Portico
These caryatids are based on the Ionic Temple of the Erechtheum on the Acropolis in Athens. They guard the entrance to the crypt below. They are made from artificial stone. One comment online says that the caryatids had to be shortened in their middles to fit in the space built for them. They do look slightly stunted, don't they? The crypt makes a most atmospheric exhibition and performance space.
St Pancras Church, Southern Portico
These caryatids are based on the Ionic Temple of the Erechtheum on the Acropolis in Athens. They guard the entrance to the crypt below. They are made from artificial stone. One comment online says that the caryatids had to be shortened in their middles to fit in the space built for them. They do look slightly stunted, don't they? The crypt makes a most atmospheric exhibition and performance space.