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Article: The best building in London is back; The restoration of Christ Church, Spitalfields returns the Hawksmoor masterpiece to its former glory. Our critic explains why it tops his list of city landmarks.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2004
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Byline: ROWAN MOORE
WHAT does the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, have to do with the formerly mean streets, now gentrified, of Spitalfields? What would be the connection between Roman temples, the basilicas of early Christians and the former hunting grounds of Jack the Ripper?
None whatsoever, if the fertile brain of the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor had not joined them together in the design of Christ Church Spitalfields, an enigmatic mountain of white masonry that stands between the curry houses of Brick Lane and the rapidly approaching new office blocks of the City of London. Now, with the completion of 30 ...
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