A Walk around the Circus: Bath, England
While my wife and I were visiting England the city of Bath was on our itinerary. One of the areas we walked around and enjoyed was a place called “The Circus.” We also walked around the rear of the townhouses and visited one of the many gardens.
The Circus, initially known as King's Circus, was designed by the architect John Wood the Elder. Wood died less than three months after construction began in 1754. His son, John Wood the Younger, completed the design in 1768. [1]
The Circus comprises three curved segments of townhouses, forming a circle with three entrances. When regarded from the air, the Circus, along with Queen Square and adjacent Gay Street, form a key shape that is a masonic symbol comparable to those that embellish many of Wood's buildings. [2]
Closer viewing shows details on the stonework and many emblems, which includes serpents, acorns, and nautical symbols. Wood was well-known to appreciate the druids, the supposed creators of prehistoric stone circles. Confident that Bath had been the principal center of Druid activity in Britain, Wood studied Stonehenge, and designed the Circus with the same diameter. It's said the Circus is joined to the Royal Crescent by a ley-line, and that the design symbolizes the sun and the moon. [3]
[1] Visit Bath. Things To Do: The Circus, Historic Site, [ Ссылка ], 2023.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
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