The Dawn of the Heroic Age
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The Dawn of the Heroic Age
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 1 Mar 2013
The tympanum above the Ionic columns on the Quay Street façade of Manchester's Opera House theatre (Image]) features this large bas-relief entitled "The Dawn of the Heroic Age" depicting a charioteer pulled by three horses with a second man following the chariot. It was sculpted by John Tanner and Son. Beneath it is the inscription, "THE PLAY MIRRORS LIFE".
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53.47864
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