Circumspice 5

Part 5 -- Si Monumentum Requiris … Some tattered banners (from the Crimean War? so who on earth was fighting – and what for?) That Holman Hunt thing, over on the right, with Jesus and His lantern – “I’m the Light”: the Whispering Gallery, up inside the dome: the opulence: as if a bit of Rome had landed in gray London: Nelson’s tomb, designed for Wolsey (were they short of room, and had to double-up?) This is a place to marvel at the fearless use of space, the geometric thrill of pillar, arch and vault in endless permutations! And the salt which gives this feast its flavor? There’s no stone or statue, stele, thanatory throne: Sir Christopher, with modesty and tact, declined memorials, but was in fact the first man to be buried in this ground. You seek his monument? Just look around!