Moorish Style
As we pull back from the previous image can you see what I can see? Could you imagine this photograph being taken in Andalusia in southern Spain (when ruled by the Moors)? Could you imagine this to be an example of Muslim architecture in many parts of the world? The sunlight bathing the scene and reflecting off the columns is certainly consistent with such scenes.
And yet, here we are in 1875, at the pinnacle of the Victorian era where the Gothic revival was well and truly underway in England, and we find this in a state institution on the other side of the world. I find that amazing. And so beautiful! If I were an "inmate" in the exercise yard I showed you yesterday, this scene would have given me a sense of beauty in the midst of a harsh world.
Moorish Style
As we pull back from the previous image can you see what I can see? Could you imagine this photograph being taken in Andalusia in southern Spain (when ruled by the Moors)? Could you imagine this to be an example of Muslim architecture in many parts of the world? The sunlight bathing the scene and reflecting off the columns is certainly consistent with such scenes.
And yet, here we are in 1875, at the pinnacle of the Victorian era where the Gothic revival was well and truly underway in England, and we find this in a state institution on the other side of the world. I find that amazing. And so beautiful! If I were an "inmate" in the exercise yard I showed you yesterday, this scene would have given me a sense of beauty in the midst of a harsh world.