Leeds General Infirmary (design)

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Leeds General Infirmary (design) is a major Victorian-era hospital complex in Leeds, England, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic Revival architecture
Victorian-era building complex
hospital architectural design
architect George Gilbert Scott
surface form: Sir George Gilbert Scott
architecturalPeriod Victorian era
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
associatedDiscipline architecture
hospital planning
associatedWith George Gilbert Scott
surface form: Sir George Gilbert Scott

Gothic Revival
surface form: Victorian Gothic movement
buildingType hospital
country England
United Kingdom
designedFor Leeds General Infirmary
designerOccupation architect
era 19th century
hasArchitecturalSignificance major example of Gothic Revival hospital architecture
hasCulturalSignificance landmark of Leeds city centre
hasDesignCharacter ornate stonework
pointed arches
symmetrical main block
tower elements
hasDesignPurpose modern hospital facilities for industrial city
hasFunction hospital
hasMaterial stone
hasSetting urban
heritageContext 19th-century British hospital design
influencedBy Victorian civic design ideals
medieval Gothic architecture
locatedIn England
Leeds
United Kingdom
West Yorkshire
notableFor Gothic Revival façade
Victorian hospital planning
monumental civic architecture
partOf Victorian civic architecture of Leeds
region Yorkshire and the Humber
roleInCityscape dominant historic hospital complex in Leeds city centre

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George Gilbert Scott notableWork Leeds General Infirmary (design)
John Carr of York notableWork Leeds General Infirmary (design)
this entity surface form: Leeds General Infirmary (earlier building, demolished)