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Hace 12 horas · The new bridge, a single arch of stone, was designed by Robert Smirke, the commissioners having decided to employ an eminent architect rather than an engineer in the belief that 'the scientific principles, approved and acted upon by the ancient masters of architecture, and which have stood the test of ages' were the only ones to be relied on.
Hace 4 días · “Do you know anything about Robert Smirke?” Gerry hummed, tilting his head to the side. “Uh… I know of him, but architecture has never been my strong suit,” Jon murmured, shaking his head in denial, “but I know that he had ties to a man named Jonah Magnus, and I believe designed something for him.”
Hace 2 días · The list, which was compiled using the list of 1,000 Largest Cities and Towns in the UK by Population, published by The Geographist, to ensure completeness, [1] includes over 700 surviving buildings. Notable examples of buildings which have not survived include the town halls of Kensington, Newcastle, Paddington and Sunderland.
Hace 4 días · As the world’s inaugural national museum, the British Museum was born from Sir Hans Sloane’s bequest of 71,000 items in 1753. The Greek Revival-style building, designed by Sir Robert Smirke, houses the famed Reading Room and iconic pieces like the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone, narrating a global history through its exhibits.
Hace 4 días · Meanwhile Smirke had lost no time in preparing schemes for altering and adding to the Academy's own premises in Burlington House. In the drawings collection at the Royal Institute of British Architects is a small folder, containing fourteen sheets of sketches and drawings by Smirke, most of them relating to the Academy's premises here.
Hace 2 días · A portion of the first plot and the whole of the second were "intended to be enclosed, planted and laid out … partly as a footway and carriage drive … and partly as an ornamental garden by and at the costs … of the said Robert Peel." The house was designed by Sir Robert Smirke, R.A., and is said to have cost £14,000.
