The Animal Wall, Cardiff Castle
The Animal Wall, alongside Cardiff Castle was designed by architect William Burges. Burges died before the wall was completed and the carving of the animals had not yet begun. Architect William Frame brought the Animal Wall to completion, based on the ideas by Burges. The original wall was located directly in front of the Castle and was decorated with just nine animals. The original wall was more or less completed in 1892. By the end of World War 1 traffic along Castle and Duke Street had become extremely congested. Finally it was decided to widen Castle St and align it with the re-built Cardiff Bridge. To accommodate the widening of the road, the whole wall was moved west to its present position and six new animals were added. In 2010 the wall was comprehensively repaired, re-pointed, cleaned and conserved for the delight of future generations.
Our images are printed using premium K3 print technology on Hahnemühle Fine Art Torchon matt photographic paper. The special feature of the light white paper (285 g/m²) is its material: 100% alpha-cellulose defines the characteristically coarse texture. It gives your image a timeless, true-to-the-original charisma with a 3D effect. The hand-made style paper is highly water resistant and the use of premium K3 Epson prints ensures luminous colours and deep blacks for at least 100 years.
Textile print on stretcher frame – a fabric print using modern technology
Your image will be printed on fabric in razor-sharp quality and with brilliant colours and with its subtly textured surface; it transforms any photo into a unique gallery work that is full of life. During the thermal sublimation process, the colours are completely evaporated into the material. The resolution of up to 720 dpi and the enlarged CMYK colour spectrum allows accurate colour reproduction with clear contours. We only use textiles that are free of harmful substances and that have been awarded the internationally recognised Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification. Your image is mounted on the solid wood stretcher frame in its true form using only, high quality stretcher frames made of solid wood. The spruce wood comes from German suppliers and is sourced from sustainable forests. To give the stretcher frames permanent protection from losing shape, we triple reinforce the corners under the textile print using metal braces. When mounting on the stretcher frame we avoid using wedges – the frame is so stable that you won't need to loosen or tighten it at a later stage and it will arrive ready to hang.
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