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Title	Travellers Club
View	Context view, showing the location between Burton's Athenaeum (left) and Barry's later Reform Club on Pall Mall
Work Type	buildings societies' buildings
Style/Period	Neoclassical Renaissance Revival
Creator Name	Barry, Charles, 1795-1860
Creator Nationality	British
Subject.work	architectural exteriors architectural interiors
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
State/Province	England
Location.Notes	Pall Mall
Architectural Material	stone, stucco
Technique	construction
Dates	1828-1832
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/15/1997
Subject Information	On 1 July 1828 Barry submitted an innovative Italianate scheme for a select competition for the Travellers' Club, Pall Mall, London. He feared that its astylar facade looked too flat and insipid in the drawings, although he and Wolfe were confident that the design would please if realized. On its completion in 1832, this quintessential example of his reintroduction of the palazzo style brought Barry dramatically to public notice; he added the smoking tower in 1843. The simplicity, which is the outstanding characteristic of the design, was due to Wolfe's influence, as Barry was not naturally so restrained.
Information.source	Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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