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St Paul's Cathedral, London, during the Blitz, World War II, 29 December 1940. Artist: Unknown
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Title:
St Paul's Cathedral, London, during the Blitz, World War II, 29 December 1940. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
St Paul's Cathedral, London, during the Blitz, World War II, 29 December 1940. This iconic photograph shows the dome of Sir Christopher Wren's cathedral intact as the city around it burns from German incendiary bombs. The raid of 29 December was one of the heaviest on London, causing a firestorm in the City that has been described as the Second Great Fire of London.
Credit:
Album / Heritage Images / Keystone Archives
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4584 x 3312 px | 43.4 MB
Print size:
38.8 x 28.0 cm | 15.3 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1940S • 20TH CENTURY • 2ND WORLD WAR • AERIAL WARFARE • AIR RAID • AIRBATTLE • ARCHITECTURE • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BLITZ • BOMB DAMAGE • BOMB • BOMBED • BOMBING • BRITAIN • BRITISH • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • BURNING • CATHEDRAL • CENTURY • CHRISTIAN • CHRISTIANISM • CHRISTIANITY • CHURCH • CITY OF LONDON • CITY • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • DECADE • DESTRUCTION • DEVASTATION • DÔME • ECCLESIA • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • EXTERIOR • FIRE • FIRESTORM • FORTIES • HOME FRONT • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • ICONIC • INCENDIARY BOMB • INTACT • LOCATION • MINSTER (CATHEDRAL) • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • OUTSIDE • PHOTOGRAPH • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • RESISTANCE • SECOND WORLD WAR • SMOKE • ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL • UNDAMAGED • WAR • WARFARE • WARTIME • WORLD WAR 2 • WORLD WAR II • WW2 • WWII
