Street art · London
Photo: Mike Knell from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0
Prospero and Ariel
By Eric Gill
Whoa—Prospero towers over a winged Ariel, and it's still bare-skinned Portland stone Art Deco magic! This Broadcasting House icon channels Shakespeare's Tempest with Eric Gill's signature stark, sculptural boldness.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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