Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom

Royal Crescent

Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom

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The Royal Crescent in Bath is a sweeping row of 30 terraced houses designed by John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774, representing one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the United Kingdom. The 500-foot-long crescent features 114 Ionic columns on its first floor beneath a Palladian-style entablature, and was the first crescent of terraced houses ever built. Conceived as "rus in urbe"—bringing the countryside into the city—it originally commanded views over parkland opposite. Though interior modifications have accumulated over its more than 250 years of existence, the original Georgian stone facade has been substantially preserved. The properties have housed numerous notable residents over the centuries, some acknowledged by commemorative plaques; today the crescent accommodates townhouses, residential flats, the No. 1 Royal Crescent museum, and the Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa.