Killed in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Nelson's body made the journey home in a barrel of brandy. His coffin was made from the timber of a French ship he defeated in that battle. His tomb within the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral is somewhat flasher than the original.
Is that a ghost or a shadow?
ReplyDeleteThe crypt is so beautiful. From this angle the tomb looks like an urn . . . and who is the mysterious man?
ReplyDeleteWonderful shot! Ghost included!
ReplyDeleteHow DID you manage that shot? The man is genuinely transparent.
ReplyDeletePoor pickled Horatio.
ReplyDeletemo,
ReplyDeletei hope
that one day
(in far distant future)
i, too, might have a tomb like this
only grander
× × ×
/t.
His uniform, including the hole, is on show at Greenwich Maritime Museum, well it was in 1976...
ReplyDeleteI think the tomb was originally designed for Cardinal Wolsey - so it's impressive as it was designed many years earlier, but even so looks appropriate to Nelson. One source at http://www.explore-stpauls.net/oct03/textMM/NelsonTombN.htm
ReplyDeleteVery impressive spot for a final resting place.
ReplyDeleteI guess it was a long exposure shot on a tripod, so catching the guy who seems to be a 'ghost'.
ReplyDeleteFabulous shot of a fabulous place - so elegant!
ReplyDeleteThose beautifully elegant white pillars and that floor, what a stunning space, love the addition of 'friendly' ghost, well done Mo.
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