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The London Square
Regular terraces around a central planted space = 18th century phenomenon
First square = Covent Garden
Inigo Jones, 1630s
Church of St Paul Covent Garden
Restored after a fire in late 1790s
Racy behavior, then
Market restored in 1980s, now |
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Bedford Square
1770s-1780s
Survived rebuilding (only one building has been rebuilt)
Brick houses, stucco facing |
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British Museum
1753
Sir Robert Smirke
First public museum in Europe w/ collection accepted as national reponsibility |
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September 1666
Transformation in layout/appearance of streets
Recovered mostly by 1690s
New standards for houses (NO WOOD!) all brick
Surge of city squares
Christopher Wren rebuilt 51 churches
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The Barbican
1981
Chamberlin, Powell, and Bon
City of London School for Girls, Guildhall School of Music, church of St Giles Cripplegate
Semi-circles, multiple viewing points, complex-like (no streets in between) |
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London Wall
Redeveloped: 1950s, 1960s
Elevated pedestrian walkway |
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London Wall
Redeveloped: 1950s, 1960s
Elevated pedestrian walkway |
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The Queen's House
Early 1600s
Inigo Jones
Private retreat, originally started for Queen Anne, finished for Henrietta Maria |
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The Royal Observatory
1675
Christopher Wren
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Royal Hospital for Seamen
1694
Christopher Wren and apprentice Nicholas Hawksmoor
Originally for old/inform, now the Royal Naval College
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