Crescent (architecture)

A crescent is an architectural structure where a number of houses, normally terraced houses, are laid out in an arc to form a crescent shape. A famous historic crescent is the Royal Crescent in Bath, England.^[1]

Examples

The following are examples of architectural crescents:

Bofills båge, Stockholm, Sweden, by architect Ricardo Bofill
Buxton Crescent, Buxton, Derbyshire, England
The Crescent, Limerick, Ireland, double Georgian style crescent
The Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Lansdown Crescent, Bath, England
Marino Crescent, Dublin, Ireland developed by Charles Ffolliott^[2]
Park Circus, Glasgow, Scotland
Park Crescent, Brighton, England
Park Town, Oxford, England
Royal Crescent, Brighton, England
Somerset Place, Bath, England
Royal Crescent, Bath, England
Wellington Crescent, Ramsgate, England
Tontine Crescent, Boston, Massachusetts, USA^[3]

References

^ Risebero, Bill (1979). The Story of Western Architecture. London: The Herbert Press. pp. 159–160. ISBN 0 273 01335 1.
^ "Clontarf Georgian jewel on the market for €1.25m". www.independent.ie. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
^ Kostof, Spiro (1985). A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 619–620. ISBN 0-19-503472-4.

[1] Risebero, Bill (1979). The Story of Western Architecture. London: The Herbert Press. pp. 159–160. ISBN 0 273 01335 1.

[2] "Clontarf Georgian jewel on the market for €1.25m". www.independent.ie. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

[3] Kostof, Spiro (1985). A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 619–620. ISBN 0-19-503472-4.

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