. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. ia height weia required witli arcades of lu feet by 19 feel. I'li- doubtedly, the present vTindows—und by llieniselvcs they are of pleasing and unhackneyed character—miglit liavc been set wilhin the arcades without otiier filling up ; whereas, greater degree uf rich- ness, accompanied by great jilav of plan and diversity of surfaces, has been obtained by converting the an-ades into large niches or coved recesses, cut b
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. ia height weia required witli arcades of lu feet by 19 feel. I'li- doubtedly, the present vTindows—und by llieniselvcs they are of pleasing and unhackneyed character—miglit liavc been set wilhin the arcades without otiier filling up ; whereas, greater degree uf rich- ness, accompanied by great jilav of plan and diversity of surfaces, has been obtained by converting the an-ades into large niches or coved recesses, cut by a plane or vertical pta/vnd, occupied by the window and its immediate dressings. We perceive the same idea, though very differently treated in detail, adopted by Wren in some of the windows of St. Paul's, which may satisfy the scruples of those who can admire nothing unsupported by some sort of authority or prece- dent, but does not at all detract from the merit of what has hen' hern done. If there be anv part which we wish had been treated somewhat differently, it is tlie window-dressing or chambrault itself, for although exceeding!)' well composed, taken by itself, it appears to us that it would liere have been better without the pediment, because the pedi- ment cuts into and obstructs the small arrli or lunette of the plafond somewhat disagreeably, and occasions some confusion of lines. The window might perhaps have easdy been raisi-d a little, so as to bring its cornice on a level with the impost mouldings of the arcade, ami the hinettes might have been filled in with a series of medallion portraits of English sovereigns,—yet they would perhaps have hardly been seen sufficiently distinct at tliat height. Those who remember the design of the upper part of the quadrangle of the old Exchange, or can turn to any prints of it, will not admire tlie present design the less for com- paring it with that truly hideous piece of architecture—so excruciat- ingly detestable tha
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