St. Paul’s Cathedral during the Blitz [1940]


The ‘Second Great Fire of London is commemorated in a famous photograph taken from the roof of the Daily Mail building by Herbert Mason, in which the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral rises above clouds of black smoke.

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Photographer: Herbert Mason
Source: wikipedia.org

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rderoko says:

More than a photograph; the very spiritual soul of London during the Blitz of WWII. Bombs fell all around, fires burned, but rising untouched, in the midst of it all, . . . well, that’s the picture.

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007 at 4:04 am"  
s.anton says:

superb…….

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 at 3:16 pm"  
johnny h says:

an iconic picture ..words cannot describe it … the very soul of london untouched by evil. a tribute to all that suffered under the evil of war.

Monday, June 9th, 2008 at 11:45 pm"  

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