Reception to Launch Conservation Campaign, Old Royal Naval College
Thursday, May 14, 20158 PMEDT
| 351 East 51st Street, #PH1 New York, N.Y.
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A reception to announce the Old Royal Naval College's conservation of Sir Christopher Wren's magnificent building and its Painted Hall. The restoration plan will be presented at the British Residence in New York City for this iconic landmark in Greenwich, U.K., the twin-domed 1694 baroque masterpiece designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The Old Royal Naval College is the birthplace of Henry VIII and part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. The technical challenge is signifcant: Even as the Old Royal Naval College was granted more than $4 million (£2.77 million) in a pledge last November from the U.K.'s Heritage Lottery Fund, the ORNC says it will need as much as $6 million more for the second phase of its "plans to restore the Painted Hall to its former glory." The conservation will clean and restore 40,000 square feet of the The Painted Hall, arguably the greatest piece of decorative painting in England and often described as "the Sistine Chapel of the U.K." The Painted Hall was created between 1708 and 1727 by Sir James Thornhill; its spectacular ceiling depicts the founders of the building's original use the Royal Hospital for Seamen, built by King William III and Queen Mary II as it pays tribute to British maritime power, travel and discovery in the era. By invitation only, so please inquire with New York contact C.C. Sullivan, [email protected]. Dress is business casual.
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