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Wandsworth Prison, London: view down two of the radiating wings across the central rotunda
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NOTES: It was built on the "Panopticon" design to enable the "separate system" to be used for 700 prisoners in individual cells, each with toilet facilities. The main part of the prison, having 4 wings radiating from the centre, was for male prisoners with a smaller separate building for females: two further wings were added in 1856.
High Level Bridge with Tyne Swing Road Bridge below, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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NOTES: The High Level Bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson and built in 1845-1849 for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. This is the first major example of a wrought iron tied arch or bow string girder bridge. It links Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne. Built to facilitate the passage of ships along the Tyne, the swing bridge replaced an earlier Georgian stone one and opened in 1876. It was designed by the engineer John Francis Ure while the ironwork and machinery was supplied by G. Armstrong and Co. of Elswick.
Chester Terrace, Regent's Park, London: close-up of one of the two Corinthian archways leading from Albany Street to the Outer Circle of the Park
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NOTES: Chester Terrace has the longest unbroken facade in Regent's Park and was designed by John Nash and built by James Burton in 1825.
Palazzo Pesaro degli Orfei, Venice: detail of ogee-arched windows
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NOTES: This building houses the Fortuny Museum.
