The Royal Crescent Tourism

The Royal Crescent is an iconic example of Georgian architecture, located in the historic city of Bath, in Somerset, United Kingdom. Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger, and built between 1767 and 1774, it consists of 30 Grade I listed terrace houses arranged in a sweeping crescent. This impressive structure is one of the greatest examples of Palladian architecture in the UK and forms a significant part of the Bath UNESCO World Heritage site. The Royal Crescent is fronted by a large, gently sloping lawn and overlooks Royal Victoria Park, providing a stunning urban panorama across the city of Bath. The uniform façade presents a harmonious curve, with each house originally having an equal height and width, contributing to its elegant symmetry. Today, The Royal Crescent houses a museum at No. 1 Royal Crescent, which is preserved and decorated as it might have been during the period 1776-1796, offering insights into the past. The rest of the houses serve as private residences or hotels, thus maintaining the Crescent's residential and high-end hospitality heritage.