Image of The facade of the ruins of St Paul's Church in by Waters, David Watkin (1911-2012)

The facade of the ruins of St Paul's Church in Macao, 1937-38 (cellulose nitrate negative)

IMAGE number: MMM7341177
Image title: The facade of the ruins of St Paul's Church in Macao, 1937-38 (cellulose nitrate negative)
Artist: Waters, David Watkin (1911-2012) / British
Location: National Maritime Museum, London, UK
Medium: cellulose nitrate negative
Date: 1937 AD - 1938 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions: 40.6x39.3 cms

Image description: Creator: David Watkin Waters The southern stone facade of the ruins of St Paul's Church in Macao. The church was built between 1602 and 1640 and the facade was carved between 1620 and 1627. It was destroyed by a fire during a typhoon on the 26 January 1835. The façade sits on a small hill, with 68 stone steps leading up to it and the photographer is stnading on the steps looking up. The photographer was serving at the time in the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1918) and was on the China Station between May 1937 and September 1938. Waters Collection: HNC0410
Photo credit: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 1930s / 20th century / architecture / Asia / China / Christianity / religion / colonialism / colony / church / building / Portugal / ruin / black and white / photo / facade / mzphoto

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Medium	991 × 1024 px	84 × 87 mm	701 KB

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