Youth's Magazine, 3rd ser. 4 (1831), 397–98.
Cave of the Giant's Causeway, Ireland
Anon
Genre: | Miscellaneous |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Subjects: | Geology, Aesthetics |
Describes the cave and the basalt from which it is formed. Observes its resemblance to gothic architecture, remarking that 'ideas of sublimity are necessarily associated with such a subject' and that such scenes probably inspired 'the ancient Gothic architects' (398). | |
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