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26 de mar. de 2018 · But that wasn’t quite what the AR meant, because for decades after Burton’s death in 1881, his garden work was considered merely a curious sideshow to his architectural career. Born in 1800, the well-connected son of James Burton, the most prominent builder in Georgian London, the younger Burton’s career began early; by his early twenties ...
3 de jul. de 2022 · Portrait of Decimus Burton. The architect of Fleetwood was an important member of London high society during the Georgian and Regency eras. He was a close friend of Princess Victoria (later to be Queen Victoria) the Duchess of Kent, the 6th Duke of Devonshire and Sir Humphry Davy – designer of the safety lamp. Burton was also a prolific ...
Decimus Burton (Bloomsbury, Londres, 30 septembre 1800 – Hyde Park, Londres, 14 décembre 1881) est un paysagiste et architecte anglais prolifique. Protégé de l'architecte John Nash , il est associé à des projets de style classique dans les parcs de Londres, notamment les bâtiments de Kew , du jardin botanique royal et du zoo de Londres .
Wellington Arch. The Wellington Arch, also known as the Constitution Arch or (originally) as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde Park Corner in central London, between the corner where Hyde Park meets Green Park. The Arch stands on a large green-space traffic island with ...
20 de nov. de 2021 · In this authors view, Decimus Burton's works at Kew are his finest, whether the controversial Palm House, the Temperate House (my favourite Burton building), or the grand entrance where you pay your entrance fee, Kew is magnificent. London has many Burton buildings that you must seek out – the fine Athenaeum on Pall Mall, to the former ...
Biografia. Burton fu chiamato Decimus perché è stato il decimo bambino della sua famiglia. [1] Dopo una permanenza in Grecia, al suo rientro in Inghilterra incominciò una prolifica attività come architetto, disegnatore e progettista di giardini, ricordato soprattutto per i suoi lavori inerenti con lo stile classico dei parchi londinesi ...
1 de dic. de 2019 · Decimus Burton, who trained in the architectural practice of his father, achieved renown in his early twenties with his design for the Colloseum in Regent's Park, sadly no longer extant. This enormous exhibition hall featured a dome larger than that of St Paul's Cathedral.
