Open spaces in English squares of the seventeenth century: the case of Convent Garden
Covent Garden square is considered a model experience among the initial transformations in the urban space of London, which was still characterized by a medieval appearance in the seventeenth century. The present work draws on the iconography of that time and on the relevant bibliography to present...
| Autor: | |
|---|---|
| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2006 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Paisagem e Ambiente (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/90703 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/paam/article/view/90703 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Covent Garden. Praça. Espaço urbano. Covent garden. Square. Urban space. |
| Sumario: | Covent Garden square is considered a model experience among the initial transformations in the urban space of London, which was still characterized by a medieval appearance in the seventeenth century. The present work draws on the iconography of that time and on the relevant bibliography to present a comprehensive analysis of the built form of that square. It is pointed out that different types of open spaces contributed to define Covent Garden: besides its central space, also St. Paul´s church yard in the west and the Bedford House garden in the south joined the square. It is concluded that the lay-out of Covent Garden was neither completely regular nor symmetrical and would have been very different from the London squares of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. |
|---|