The Circus
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The Circus
Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 8 Dec 2010
Palladian masterpiece of John Wood senior begun 1754, completed 1768 by his son John Wood the younger, after his father's death in 1754. Three equal crescents of large segmental townhouses face three entrances, around a central circular space, originally paved with setts covering a reservoir. The three principal storeys rise through Doric, Ionic and Corinthian pilasters with lavishly decorated friezes of symbols, animals and devices.
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Image Location
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51.386536
Longitude
-2.364675