Buxton Pavilion Gardens, The Octagon
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Buxton Pavilion Gardens, The Octagon
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 18 Apr 2010
The domed building is the concert hall now known as the Octagon. Designed by Robert Rippon Duke in 1881, it is a huge slate dome weighing 560 tons and spanning 145 feet.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.25782
Longitude
-1.91852