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Robert Smirke. Sir Robert Smirke (Londra, 1º ottobre 1780 – Cheltenham, 18 aprile 1867) è stato un architetto inglese, uno dei promotori dell'architettura neogreca, sebbene abbia utilizzato anche altri stili architettonici.
English. Occupation. Architect. Awards. Royal Gold Medal (1853) Buildings. The British Museum. Sir Robert Smirke RA (1 October 1780 – 18 April 1867) was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture, though he also used other architectural styles (such as Gothic and Tudor).
- English
- Royal Gold Medal (1853)
- Architect
- The British Museum
6 dic 2023 · One of the greatest neoclassical interiors in London. Robert Smirke, The King’s Library, The British Museum, 1823-7 (London) The commission for the new building was given to Robert Smirke, a well-established neoclassical architect. The building took around thirty years to complete, its elevation mirroring the expanse of the British Empire itself.
10 mar 2022 · In the 1820s, the English architect Sir Robert Smirke (1780–1867) designed an extraordinary new home for the British Museum. He chose to use the then highly fashionable Greek Revival style. From the main entrance on Great Russell Street to the King's Library, embark on a journey through the British Museum to see and learn more ...
Figlio del pittore e illustratore Robert (1752-1845), si formò, dopo un breve periodo presso J. Soane, con G. Dance il Giovane e con un lungo viaggio in Europa (1801-05), visitando Parigi, l'Italia e la Grecia. Al suo ritorno in Inghilterra pubblicò Specimens of continental architecture (1806) e, ben introdotto nell'ambiente tory, realizzò ...
Wikipedia. Sir Robert Smirke (1780-1867) was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture, though he also designed using other architectural styles. Smirke designed the main block and facade of the British Museum, perhaps his best-known work. Background and training.
LEMMI CORRELATI. SMIRKE, Sir Robert. Harold Vernon Molesworth Roberts. Architetto inglese, nato nel 1781, morto il 18 aprile 1867. Apprendista presso sir J. Soane (dal 1796), viaggiò in Europa tra il 1801 e il 1805. Architetto della Camera di commercio (1807) e del Ministero dei lavori pubblici (1813).
