Adelphi Buildings, London

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building complex neoclassical architecture riverside development

Adelphi Buildings, London was an 18th-century neoclassical riverside development in central London designed by the architect Robert Adam and his brothers.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Adelphi Buildings	1
Adelphi Buildings (English)	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building complex ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ riverside development ⓘ
architect	James Adam ⓘ John Adam ⓘ Robert Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ William Adam the Younger ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical ⓘ
category	18th-century architecture in the United Kingdom ⓘ Former buildings and structures in the City of Westminster ⓘ
completionDate	1772 ⓘ
constructionStart	1768 ⓘ
coordinateSystem	situated between Strand and the River Thames ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
demolished	partly demolished in the 1930s ⓘ
developer	Adam Brothers ⓘ surface form: Adam brothers
floorCount	multiple storeys over vaulted substructure ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage	Adelphi Buildings, London self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Adelphi Buildings (English)
hasPart	arches and warehouses beneath the terrace ⓘ terrace of houses ⓘ vaults over the Thames foreshore ⓘ
heritageStatus	most of original terrace demolished ⓘ
inception	1768 ⓘ
influencedBy	Palladian architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	City of Westminster ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
locatedInTimeZone	Europe/London ⓘ
locatedNear	London Charing Cross ⓘ surface form: Charing Cross Strand, London ⓘ
locatedOn	north bank of the River Thames ⓘ
namedAfter	Greek word "adelphoi" meaning "brothers" ⓘ
notableFor	early large-scale neoclassical urban riverside scheme in London ⓘ innovative use of vaulted substructure over reclaimed river foreshore ⓘ
partOf	Adelphi district, London ⓘ
replacedBy	modern Adelphi office building ⓘ
significantPeriod	18th century ⓘ
use	commercial ⓘ residential ⓘ warehousing ⓘ

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