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Dean lines up new crown shaped roof for Westminster Abbey
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/jun/29/westminister-abbey-roof-project
Maev Kennedy Monday 29 June 2009
The nave, crossing and transepts are visible from the Lantern of Westminster Abbey. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Queen and Prince Charles kept abreast of £10m project to revamp historic church in time for diamond jubilee
Westminster Abbey is planning a spectacular £10m intervention in one of the most famous skylines in Britain, by building a corona – a crown-shaped roof – over the lantern that lights the heart of the church in time to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queen's coronation in June 2013.
The Queen and Prince Charles have been briefed, but the dean, the Very Rev John Hall, said the project would only go ahead if it won public approval.
Hall, who has led planning redevelopment, including a further £13m visitor and conference facilities, said: "There will of course be some people who say: 'Don't change our skyline after all this time', 'how absurd' or 'how dare you tamper with this great beautiful work we know and love?'
"What we're hoping is to demonstrate to people how the abbey has scarcely stood still in its long history. I don't think we would go against the bulk of public opinion."
The corona will be the most dramatic alteration in the profile of the building in a century. The pyramid dates from the 1950s, but architects have puzzled over how to finish the roof for 1,000 years. |
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