Fascinating video. I have actually climbed right up to the lantern, where the views are amazing. The wooden staircase is very narrow and a bit frightening! I'm not sure if visitors are still allowed to go up there.
I climbed up earlier this year but the highest I could get was the golden gallery, the lantern access was shut off to the public unfortunately but the view from the golden gallery was still fantastic and well worth the climb. Like you said , the climb was incredibly tight, I'm 6'4 and 250lbs and felt more than a little claustrophobic at certain parts of the it.
Hey I thought I was dreaming. When I was 14/15, in 1971 me and my cousin climbed to the very top. There was a small door about 2 ft wide and very steep stair case going up so up we went. I'm sure we were right under the cross. It was open to the elements and could see all around. I placed a penny pre decimalization there behind one of the arches that support the cross. I swear this is true.
Myles, thank so much for sharing this beautiful animation. I've been reading about Christopher Wren and the building of St Paul's, and this has really brought this masterwork to life!
What you are doing, is not just some animation of some construction. This is downright monument preservation of culture, it's architecture, art and knowledge. It's being ahead of the curve of fire and destruction. A very important task.
Thank you for your words of support. I wish you the best with your ongoing drawings. I see that you've updated your RU-vid profile pic (with your art?).
@@MylesZhang you're welcome. And yes I updated my profile picture with my own work on it. Just to prove a point I'm not fooling around. Even in miniature, it's still sharp.
neat video: 2) things it would have been interesting to see a comparative (at some point in the video) of the Santa Maria del Fiore dome in Florence; 2) an explanation of how the cross at the top of the lantern was installed. Thx!
What a great Sketchup! How do you do the layer reveals/wipes? Wait- it's probably better that I don't know, I already spend way too much time in the S-void. lol
I've been creating construction sequence animations in Sketchup for four years now. Here's the tutorial I started with: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nKCJUopFGzI.html
So you're telling us that the best base of operations for a British criminal mastermind to keep from the prying eyes of Superman would be the dome of St. Paul's?
