Foreign Office and Indian Office Building, London and the Parliamentary debate on architectural style, 1859
Location:
facing Whitehall, and fronting on St. James Park, London, England
Architect:
George Gilbert Scott, of London
Client or Owner:
Briitsh Government
Type of Content:
detailed essay on the Parliamentary debate about the appropriate style of the proposed new Foreign Office Building; + descrip. of design, and full page plates showing plan and elevation.; + committee of architects meeting the Prime Minister to reject the Gothic style
Length of Article:
6,600 w.; + 1,400 w.; + 3,500 w.
Source:
The Builder [London], Vol. 17, 6 Aug. 1859, p. 514-17; + 13 Aug. 1859, p. text p. 535; plan p. 536, elevation p. 537; + 27 Aug. 1859, p. 562-63; + full page Plate of detail elevation 10 Sept. 1859, p. 601
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