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Date
5-1-1973
Description
The layout of the city of Bath was established by John Wood the Elder from 1728 to 1775, where he and then his son, John Wood the Younger, transformed Bath's townscapes to reflect Roman architecture and planning. This particular street is known as The Paragon, due to the terrace lining the mansard rooftops. The Paragon was designed by Thomas Warr Attwood, an architect as well as a politician, who was Mayor of Bath in 1769. His Georgian townhouses were built in 1768 and the Georgian architecture references classical themes from Greece and Rome as well as techniques from the Renaissance.
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Creator 2 Role
architect
Creator 3 Role
architect
Creator 4 Dates
1733-1775
Creator 4 Role
British Architect
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Keywords
housing, street scene, religious architecture, townhouse
Notes
Bibliography: "John Wood the Elder, English Architect." Encyclopedia Britannica Online, 2016 www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wood-the-Elder. Accessed 24 Feb. 2016.