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Fit for a king: Prince Charles' experimental city is proving critics wrong


Fit for a king: Prince Charles’ experimental city is proving critics wrong
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After a three-hour drive through the English countryside, I arrive in the town of Poundbury and climb out of the car to examine my strange new surroundings.
To the right stands the imposing Duchess of Cornwall Inn, which borrows its rich architectural detail from Palladio’s Convento della Carità in Venice. Next door, the neoclassical-style Strathmore House is bright yellow like some sort of St Petersburg palace and boasts fourteen giant Corinthian pilasters topped by a pediment bearing the Queen Mother’s coat of arms. In front of me the sprawling Royal Pavilion combines Greek Revival details with Roman arcaded architecture. ....

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Prince Charles' experimental city is proving critics wrong


Bevan Shields16:44, Jul 25 2021
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Queen Elizabeth II tours the square in Poundbury, England on October 27, 2016. Poundbury is an experimental new town designed with traditional urban principles championed by The Prince of Wales.
ANALYSIS: After a three-hour drive through the English countryside, I arrive in the town of Poundbury and climb out of the car to examine my strange new surroundings.
To the right stands the imposing Duchess of Cornwall Inn, which borrows its rich architectural detail from Palladio’s Convento della Carità in Venice.
Next door, the neoclassical-style Strathmore House is bright yellow like some sort of St Petersburg palace and boasts 14 giant Corinthian pilasters topped by a pediment bearing the Queen Mother’s coat of arms. In front of me the sprawling Royal Pavilion combines Greek Revival details with Roman arcaded architecture. ....

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Prince Charles's vision helped build an experimental English town, but not everybody is sold on its 'movie set' energy


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Prince Charles s vision helped build an experimental English town, but not everybody is sold on its movie set energy
Prince Charles s vision helped build an experimental English town, but not everybody is sold on its movie set energy
Joshua ZitserJan 31, 2021, 15:47 IST
An aerial view of the Poundbury urban extension.Poundbury/ Duchy of Cornwall
Poundbury is an urban extension to Dorchester in Dorset, UK.
Its guiding philosophy was spearheaded by HRH Prince Charles.
While some have hailed its innovation, others have said it lacks character.
It is often visited by architects, town planners, and property developers from around the world, eager to learn more about the project that is almost 40 years in the making. ....

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