A candid image from South Bank, London
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
National Gallery (2)
On Day 119, it rained, then the sun came out, then it rained again . . . all through the evening and night.
This was shot in one of the brief moments when it stopped raining.
Day 118: Regent Street (2)
Regent Street is an example of Beaux Arts ‘façadism’, an architectural set piece designed to impress as it unfurls before the visitor. It is a medley of related styles and decoration, with each building having been designed individually but within strict guidelines. Each block was required to be designed with a continuing unifying façade to the street, regardless of the number of sub-divisions behind the main elevation, and they had to be finished in Portland stone with a uniform cornice level.
All the buildings in Regent Street are listed as being at least Grade II status and together they form the Regent Street Conservation Area.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent_Street
