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Title	Queen Square
View	View into the center of the square, from the south
Work Type	complexes housing projects open spaces squares (open spaces)
Style/Period	Neoclassical
Creator Name	Wood, John, 1704-1754
Creator Nationality	British
Subject.work	architectural exteriors architectural interiors City planning Housing
Subject.image	squares
Country	United Kingdom
City	Bath
State/Province	England
Technique	construction
Dates	1728-1736
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/15/1997
Subject Information	Having found it impossible to collaborate with either Bath's landlords or its Corporation, Wood financed his own first great undertaking, Queen Square and its vicinity (1728-1736). Here, in his own words, Wood gave a series of town houses 'the appearance of a palace'. His inspiration, in part, was Inigo Jones's Covent Garden Piazza (1631-1637), London, and probably also his own reconstruction of the Roman camp at Bath.
Information.source	Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/
Credit Line	© 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