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Neoclassical architecture in London

  • British MuseumOn the 7th of June 1753, King George II gave his royal assent to an act of Parliament that established a new institution.
  • Bank of EnglandIn 1694, the English government needed £1.5 million to rebuild its Royal Navy after a crushing defeat by France at the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690.
  • National GalleryOn the 1st of July 1823, George Agar-Ellis stood before the House of Commons to propose a purchase that would change British art history.