Westminster Cathedral mosaics detail London
Westminster Cathedral mosaics detail London
A detail of the mosaics on the tympanum above the main entrance of Westminster Cathedral in London. The cathedral is the largest Catholic church in the UK, the mother church of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales and the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster. The neo-Byzantine style cathedral was built almost entirely of brick, concrete and stone and completed in 1903. Its mosaics were added later. This mosaic Christ Enthroned above the entrance to the cathedral depicts Jesus as the Christ Pantocrator (usually translated as Almighty or all-powerful) flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Joseph holding a lily flower. Far left is St Peter with the Keys of Heaven, far right the canonized English King Edward the Confessor in royal regalia. Jesus is holding the Book of Life.
James Brunker
Image size: 5628 x 3752, 17.58Mb | Camera details: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Date uploaded: 26/05/2023
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