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Mansion House

The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London, built in the mid-18th century in a Palladian idiom by George Dance the Elder. The Grade I listed stone townhouse has a monumental six-column Corinthian portico with a sculpted pediment and contains grand reception rooms and an art collection.

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First raised

1758

Its prime

1752

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1752

What Mansion House looked like in its prime.

Three main storeys of light-coloured ashlar rise above a heavily rusticated basement; the street façade is dominated by a deep six-column Corinthian portico supporting a triangular pediment with Sir Robert Taylor's tympanum sculpture. A balustraded attic runs along the roofline, flanked by the original raised attic chambers at either end. The basement shows arched openings at street level. Inside, a columned principal reception — the "Egyptian Hall" — is lined with twenty niches for sculpture and opens onto an originally open central courtyard.

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7 places to explore in 1752.

The record describes 7 distinct spots at Mansion House, including 3 interiors: original grand staircase and entrance hall, egyptian hall — main reception with niches, original open central courtyard. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Front approach on Poultry — portico and pedimentPediment tympanum detailRusticated basement and street-level archesOriginal grand staircase and entrance hallEgyptian Hall — main reception with nichesOriginal open central courtyardRoofline with attic chambers ("Mayor's Nest" and "Noah's Ark")

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