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The City of Bath, England.
A World Heritage City
One of the greatest examples of Georgian architecture.
The Royal Crescent is a residential road of 30 houses laid out in a crescent (media luna). Designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774
There are 114 columns in total
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Royal Crescent (La Media Luna Real) (Bath, England) viewed from a hot air balloon
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Aerial View of Bath. There is a contrast between the architectural style of the public front and the private rear of this crescent.
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Ha-ha in front of the Royal Crescent
• when it was first built it was deeper than it is at present.
During World War II bomb damage occurred,
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Bath abbey and roman baths
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The Circus consists of three long, curved terraces designed by John Wood to form a circular space or theatre intended for civic
functions and games. It was inspired by the Colosseum in Rome
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PULTENEY BRIDGE
• Pulteney Bridge, neoclassical style. A three-arched bridge
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The Holburne Museum of Art was built in 1795.
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Prior Park
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The view over Prior Park Landscape Garden towards the city, including the Palladian bridge,
which was built around 1743
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Thermae Bath Spa
Located in Bath Street, close to the Roman Baths and the Abbey
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• Bath is a city in the county of Somerset in the south west of England. It is situated 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Bristol.
• The population of the city is 83,992.• It was granted city status by Queen
Elizabeth I in 1590. • The city became part of Avon when that
county was created in 1974. • Since 1996, when Avon was abolished, Bath
has been the principal centre of Bath and North East Somerset
• The houses have been home to various notable people for over 200 years.