. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. sovereigns, generals, and statesmen â who were prominentat the time of the great battle. There is a high oak wainscot,above which is a richly-figured wall, tinted green. (Manyyears ago it was a sort of chocolate tint.) The ceiling, by itsform, suggests that of a mammoth steamboat cabin, colored anolive drab. St. Georges Hall, used for state dinners, is impos-ing by its size, but is finished in questionable modern one side is a range of portraits, along the other are windowsopening on the great quadrangle, and at the upper end a th
. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. sovereigns, generals, and statesmen â who were prominentat the time of the great battle. There is a high oak wainscot,above which is a richly-figured wall, tinted green. (Manyyears ago it was a sort of chocolate tint.) The ceiling, by itsform, suggests that of a mammoth steamboat cabin, colored anolive drab. St. Georges Hall, used for state dinners, is impos-ing by its size, but is finished in questionable modern one side is a range of portraits, along the other are windowsopening on the great quadrangle, and at the upper end a throne,opposite which is a gallery. The wainscoting, that is compar-atively low, and the beams of the ceiling, are of oak. Theportrait of the founder, Edward III., may be seen in the Note. â The size of some of the apartments is given by Ritchie, London,1848: â Guard-Chamber 78 feet long, 31 feet wide, 31 feet high. Ball-Koom 90 34 33 Queens Presence Chamber. 49£ 23^ â Waterloo Gallery 98 47 45 St. Georges Gallery .... 200 34 30 -âif/f. WINDSOR CASTLE. 93 chapter-house of St. Georges Chapel, together with his swordof state, six feet nine inches long. Adjoining the hall is theguard-room, with a flattened vaulted ceiling, light drab-brownin color. Its outer end is over the state entrance. Arms ofdifferent periods are arranged upon the walls, and many othercurious objects are exhibited, among them a portion of the mastof Nelsons ship, the Victory. The most superbly decorated portion of the castle is, how-ever, less intended for the living than the dead. It is thetomb-house that adjoins the east end of St. Georges Chapel,begun by Henry VII., and continued by Cardinal I. proposed to make it a royal burial-place, but wasprevented by the Civil War, during which, in 1646, it was de-faced. James II., about forty years later, had it fitted for theceremonials of the Roman church, and Verrio added some ofhis painting. During the next century the edifice grew muchdecaye
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