Bath, Somerset
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Bath is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 census, the population was 94,080. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles west of London an
Roman Baths in Bath Spa, England July 2006
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Royal Crescent
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The Royal Crescent is a row of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent in the city of Bath, England. Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger, and built between 1767 and 1774, it is
Bath, Somerset
…of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath stone, includes the Royal Crescent, Circus, Pump Room, and the Assembly Rooms, where Beau Nash presided over the city's social life from 1705 until his death in 1761. Many of the streets…
Royal Crescent from a hot air balloon, contrasting its uniform public front façade against its more architecturally varied private rear.
The Royal Crescent in Bath by Thomas Malton 1780
Ha-ha in front of the Royal Crescent
The completion of the building work in 1769