#norman gate

[landscapeandmarine]

The Norman Gate and Deputy Governor's House

Artist: Paul Sandby (English, 1731–1809)

Date: ca. 1765

Medium: Gouache on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Collection: Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, United States

[mediumaevum]

If you want to get to the main ward of Windsor castle from the east, you must pass these fearsome beasts on the Norman gate, built in the XIV century. These lion masks were installed to give visitors an instant feel of majesty. 

[sing-a-song-o-sixpence]

Windsor Castle - Moat and Norman Gate by WVJazzman on Flickr.

[someoneagitaperas]

Windsor Castle - Moat and Norman Gate by WVJazzman on Flickr.