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Sir John Soane's Museum (London)

Description: 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7440 4263 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7831 3957. / Sir John Soane's ... more

Sir John Soane's Museum (London) ... Museum (often abbreviated to the Soane Museum) is a museum of architecture, and was formerly the house and studio of the neo-classical architect Sir John Soane. It holds many drawings and models of his projects and the collections of paintings, drawings and antiquities that he assembled. The Museum is located in the Holborn district of central London, England, overlooking Lincoln's Inn Fields.

Newest Review: ... you proceed into the Dining Room and Library of No. 13. The design of the room reveals that Soane had an eye not only for exte rnal appearance of buildings, but also for their interiors. The rooms are 'Pompeian red' in colour, a shade reportedly based on a piece of wall plaster that Soane picked up while ... more

... visiting the excavations at Pompeii. Soane made extensive use of mirrors around the walls to increase the apparent size of the room, which certainly works in the front Library area. In the Dining Room, you get an initial impression of the diversity o...more

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Sir John Soane's Museum (London): A Lesson in Aesthetics (2550 words)
by - written on 22/04/01 (Very useful, 209 readings)
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Another of London's least well-known tourist attractions is the Sir John Soane's Museum, located on the north side of Lincoln's Inn Fields. Why it should be so little known is something of a mystery, as it is certainly one of the most intriguing and fascinating collections of antiquities in the city, and with no entrance fee, it is surprising that so few Londoners know about it! In fact, casting my eye over the visitors' book by the entrance to the museum, I noticed that the majority of the museum's visitors are from abroad – so maybe it's only mentioned in foreign guidebooks... Certainly the museum does little to promote itself, ... Read the complete review

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