London
Architectural Design
Big Ben
Date building was completed:1858
Significance/important dates in the building's history: On November 1853 there were 90 architects who submitted 400 designs to the initial building of Big Ben, On October 1857 the bell crack in Big Ben.
Location: Westminster
Architect: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Significant Building features: Has a functional clock and has functional bells for new year
Tower of London
Date building was completed: 1078
Significance/important dates in the building's history: 1070's were the mark at which the building of the towers began, Henry III surrenders tower to Simon de Montifort
Location: Tower Bridge, Bermondsey
Architect: William the Conqueror
Significant Building features: fully functional prison and torture rooms
Jewel Tower
Date building was completed: 1366
Significance/important dates in the building's history: On 1365 King Edward III starts the building of Jewel Tower, 1512 The King of London unexpectedly left and Jewel tower became a place to hold King's clothes.
Location: Old Palace Yard
Architect: William Sleaford
Significant Building features: Houses a vault of treasure and is “fire proof”
Tower Bridge
Date building was completed: 1894
Significance/important dates in the building's history: In 1977 the bridge was painted red, white , and blue from the original chocolate brown color because of Queen Silver Juilbee. 1982 the bridge was once again open to public prior to it's closing in 1910.
Location: London Borough of tower Hamlets
Architect: Horace Jones and George D Stephenson
Significant Building features: has a tunnel for peoples use and it takes 5 minutes for each half of the bridge to raise
Westminster Abbey
Date building was completed: 1052
Significance/important dates in the building's history: In 2010 Pope Benedict XVI became first pope to visit the Abbey.
Location: 20 Deans Yard
Architect: Christopher Wren
Significant Building features:Contained a church and a theatre
Kensington Palace
Date building was completed: 1605
Significance/important dates in the building's history: The Kensington Palace was the favorite resident of successive sovereigns until 1760. On October 1960 incendiary bombs damage the Queen's apartments inside the Palace.
Location: Royal Borough of Kensington
Architect: Christopher Wren
Significant Building features: Has a museum inside and has statues of all the occupancies that lived there
Windsor Castle
Date building was completed: 1087
Significance/important dates in the building's history: William the Conqueror decided that the building was to be built starting in the 1066. 1630-1685 Oliver Cromwell used this castle as a headquarters during the English civil war
Location: Berkshire
Architect: Jeffry Wyatville
Significant Building features: Has private apartments and a courtyard
Hamption Court Palace
Date building was completed: 1514
Significance/important dates in the building's history: On 1537 Henry VIII's third wife gives birth the Prince Edward in the palace. 1838 Queen Victoria opens the gardens to the public.
Location: London Borough of Richmond
Architect: King Henry VIII
Significant Building features: has the largest grapevine in England and indoor gardens
Dennis Server's House
Date building was completed: 1729
Significance/important dates in the building's history: Has been home to a family of Huguenot silk weavers since 1724.
Location: Liverpool Street Tube
Architect: Dennis Servers
Significant Building features: Has plenty of window sills and great fireplaces
Apsley House
Date building was completed:1778
Significance/important dates in the building's history: in 1817 Duke of Wellington transformed the house into a palatial residence to fit his lifestyle. In 1829 Duke became Prime Minister making even more changes to the house.
Location: Hyde Park Corner
Architect: Robert Adam and Benjamin Dean Wyatt
Significant Building features: Has a great semicircle stair case and a painting museum
Keats House
Date building was completed:1925
Significance/important dates in the building's history: In 1920 the house was almost torn down to make room for a row of flats. Keat's house opened to the public on May 9th 1925.
Location: Hampstead
Architect: Piazza di Spagna
Significant Building features: The house has a kids place in it and has a great drawing room for artists.
Marble Hill House
Date building was completed:1729
Significance/important dates in the building's history: The design of this house was based on Andrea Palladio's 1553 Villa Cornaro. In 1986 the house became a public place to play cricket, football, etc..
Location: Marble hill park
Architect: Colen Campbel and Roger Morris
Significant Building features: Has great, big columns and a huge gable roof
Southwalk Cathedral
Date building was completed: 1897
Significance/important dates in the building's history: in the 1820's the church was already in need of great repairs. This church was orginally named St Saviour's church and eventually got the name Soutwalk Cathedral in 1905.
Location: Southward
Architect: Arthur Blomfeild
Significant Building features: Has great gothic pillars and has a lot of semicircle arches
Fullham Palace
Date building was completed: 1729
Significance/important dates in the building's history: In the 1900's the palace went from a village to the suburbs. In 1929 the Palace flew up two large air balloons to keep enemy WWII aircraft from flying to low.
Location: Fullham
Architect: Bishops of London
Significant Building features: Has a lot of cross gable roofs and window sills
Temple Church
Date building was completed: 1185
Significance/important dates in the building's history: It was not a tradition to have English choir singers in the church until 1847. In 1666 the church escaped the great fire of london.
Location: King's bench walk
Architect: Christopher Wren, James Pier St Aubyn, and Walter Godfrey
Significant Building features: Includes a huge dome and lots of columns in the church