The Circus

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The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Circus canonical 5
Great Circus 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural landmark
circular Georgian residential street
historic site
architect John Wood the Elder
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
category Georgian architecture in Somerset
Grade I listed buildings in Bath, Somerset
Streets in Bath, Somerset
connectedTo Gay Street, Bath
constructionEndDate 1768
constructionStartDate 1754
country United Kingdom
era Georgian era
hasArchitecturalElement Corinthian order
surface form: Corinthian order columns

Doric order columns
Ionic order columns
rusticated ground floor
uniform façades
hasCentralFeature central green space
hasFunction prestigious residential address
hasNumberOfSegments 3
hasPart terraced townhouses
hasPlanning formal urban design
hasUse residential
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
inspiredBy Colosseum
surface form: Colosseum in Rome
knownFor classical design
elegant townhouses
location Bath
England
Somerset
materialUsed Bath stone
near Royal Crescent
surface form: Royal Crescent, Bath
notableFor harmonious proportions
ornamental stone carvings
partOf Bath
surface form: City of Bath World Heritage Site
shape circle
streetType residential street
touristAttraction yes
urbanForm circus

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georges Seurat notableWork The Circus
Circus Maximus EnglishName The Circus
this entity surface form: Great Circus
Bath knownFor The Circus
Bath hasLandmark The Circus
Bennett Street hasNearbyStreet The Circus