Other title: Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich Creator: Webb, John; Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 Date: 1664-1669; 1696-1716 Current location: Greenwich, Greenwich, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Description of work: Wren produced a grandiose vista flanked on each side by long colonnades of coupled columns inspired by Perrault's at the Louvre and terminating in the balancing domes of the chapel and the Painted Hall. The Painted Hall consists of a domed vestibule resembling a church, the long dining-hall proper, and the upper hall containing the High table. All three spaces open into each other through great archways and are on different levels. (Watkin, Davis. A History of Western Architecture. 4th Ed. Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. 2005. pg 344) Work type: Architecture and Landscape Style of work: Renaissance Culture: English Materials/Techniques: masonry Source: Waterhouse, Paul. Sir Christopher Wren, 1632-1723. London: The Architectural Press, 1923. pg 42 Resource type: image File format: JPG Image size: 2250 x 1477 pixels Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted. For additional details see: alias.libraries.psu.edu/vius/copyright/publicrightsarch.htm Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures Filename: WB2006-858 Royal Hospital Greenwich Dome.jpg Record ID: WB2006-858 Sub collection: hospitals