Royal Crescent

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Royal Crescent is a sweeping 18th-century Georgian crescent of terraced houses in Bath, renowned as one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the United Kingdom.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Royal Crescent, Bath 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crescent of terraced houses
historic building complex
architect John Wood the Younger
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
category Georgian architecture in Somerset
Grade I listed buildings in Bath, Somerset
Terraced houses in Bath, Somerset
Tourist attractions in Bath, Somerset
completionEra 18th century
constructionEndDate 1774
constructionStartDate 1767
country United Kingdom
designedAs luxury residential development
famousFor being one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the United Kingdom
sweeping uniform Georgian façade
façadeFeature Ionic columns
balustraded parapet
continuous entablature
hasBasement true
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasNumberOfStoreys 3
hasPart No. 1 Royal Crescent museum
central lawn
hasSymmetry formal symmetrical façade
hasTouristSeason year-round
hasView Royal Victoria Park and surrounding hills
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
listed building of exceptional interest
locatedIn Bath
England
Somerset
materialUsed Bath stone
notablePeriod Georgian era
numberOfBuildings 30
overlooks Royal Victoria Park
ownedBy multiple private owners
partOf Bath, Somerset, England
surface form: City of Bath World Heritage Site
roofType pitched slate roof
shape crescent
significantBuilding No. 1 Royal Crescent museum
surface form: No. 1 Royal Crescent

The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa
streetAddress Royal Crescent self-link
touristAttraction true
urbanContext planned Georgian expansion of Bath
use hotel
museum
residential housing
worldHeritageCriterion Outstanding Universal Value for Georgian architecture and town planning

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bath hasLandmark Royal Crescent
Bath, Somerset, England hasLandmark Royal Crescent
Bath knownFor Royal Crescent
The Circus near Royal Crescent
subject surface form: The Circus, Bath
this entity surface form: Royal Crescent, Bath
Royal Crescent streetAddress Royal Crescent self-link