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1817 In Architecture
The year 1817 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, designed by John Soane as the first purpose-built public art gallery in England, is completed and opened. * The Second Bank of the United States, in Philadelphia, designed by William Strickland (architect), William Strickland, starts to operate. * In Nassau, Bahamas, the lighthouse on Hog Island is built, replacing that at Fort Pincastle (built in 1793 in architecture, 1793). * Church of St. James the Great, Sedgley, in the Black Country of England, designed by Thomas Lee (Jnr), Thomas Lee, is completed although not opened until 1823. * Belsay Hall in Northumberland, England, designed for himself by Sir Charles Monck, 6th Baronet, probably with John Dobson (architect), John Dobson, is completed. Publications * Thomas Rickman – ''An Attempt to discriminate the Styles of English Architecture from the Conquest to the Reformation'', the first sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulwich Picture Gallery At Sunset
Dulwich (; ) is an area in south London, England. The settlement is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark, with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth, and consists of Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, West Dulwich, and the Southwark half of Herne Hill (which is often referred to as the North Dulwich triangle). Dulwich lies in a valley between the neighbouring districts of Camberwell (to the west), Crystal Palace, London, Crystal Palace, Denmark Hill, Forest Hill, London, Forest Hill, Peckham, Sydenham Hill, and Tulse Hill. For the last four centuries Dulwich has been centred on the College of God's Gift, also known as the "Old College", which owned most of the land in the area today known as the Dulwich Estate. The College, founded with educational and charitable aims, established three large Independent school (United Kingdom), independent schools in the 19th century (Dulwich College, Alleyn's School and James Allen's Girls' School). In recent decades four large state second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
