A crescent is an architectural structure where a row of residences, typically

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, are laid out in an arc to form a

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shape. These are planned developments from end to end, some of which, such as the famous Royal Crescent in

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and the Marino Crescent in

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date back to the 1700s.

Examples

The following are examples of architectural crescents: * Adelaide Crescent,

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, England * Bofills båge, Stockholm, Sweden, by architect

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* Buxton Crescent,

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, England * The Crescent, Limerick, Ireland, double Georgian style crescent * The Crescent,

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, England * Lansdown Crescent, Bath, England * Marino Crescent, Dublin, Ireland developed by Charles Ffolliott * Park Circus, Glasgow, Scotland *

Park Crescent, Brighton Park Crescent is a mid-19th-century residential development in the Round Hill, Brighton, Round Hill area of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. The horseshoe-shaped, three-part terrace of 48 houses was designed and ...

, England *

Park Town, Oxford Park Town is a small residential area in central North Oxford, a suburb of Oxford, England. It was one of the earliest planned suburban developments in the area and most of the houses are Grade II listed. History Samuel Lipscomb Seckham (1827 ...

, England *Plaça Manuel Malagrida,

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, Spain * Royal Crescent, Brighton, England * Somerset Place, Bath, England * Royal Crescent, Bath, England * The Crescent, Wisbech,

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, England * Wellington Crescent, Ramsgate, England * Tontine Crescent, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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