Architecture – Page 5

Dusk Piers

After the solstice sun had set we walked back in the gloaming and saw the piers in the dusk-blue distance.

Missing Horizon

West Pier again, this time on a day when the haze almost erased the horizon, obscuring the boundary between the sea and sky.

Chichester still boasts an encircling Roman wall which has been restored with a walking path – After our time in the cathedral we completed the short, 1½-mile circuit.

Artwork

Almost 1000 years of art and history, like one of the first full length portraits of Henry VIII, above.

Chichester Cathedral

We took a train trip to Chichester and visited the cathedral. Postcard-style photographs follow:

Endless Fascination with the Pier

The Royal Pavilion filled us with conflicting feelings: on the one hand it was gorgeous, ornate, beautiful, rococo, inspiring beauty; on the other its luxury and opulence were disgusting condemnations of the inequity in human societies.

Chandeliers of the Royal Pavilion

We put off visiting the Royal Pavilion for a long time. Who wants to gawk at the opulence of oppressing royalty. Eventually, on a dull, grey day we submitted to boredom and went.