Hawksmoor church

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A Hawksmoor church is one of the distinctive early 18th-century London churches designed by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, noted for their dramatic Baroque and neoclassical architecture.

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Hawksmoor church canonical 1
St John Horsleydown 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural heritage category
church building type
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

English Baroque
neoclassical architecture
associatedWith post-Great Fire of London reconstruction
urban expansion of early 18th-century London
country United Kingdom
culturalSignificance important examples of English ecclesiastical architecture
landmarks of London Baroque
denomination Anglican
designedBy Nicholas Hawksmoor
era Georgian era
function parish church
place of Anglican worship
hasElement crypt
dramatic staircases
giant order columns
large rectangular nave
portico
prominent west front
spire
steeple
tower
hasExample Christ Church Spitalfields
St Alfege Greenwich
linked to: St Alfege Church

St Anne Limehouse
linked to: St Anne, Limehouse

St George Bloomsbury
St George in the East
St Mary Woolnoth
heritageStatus many are Grade I listed buildings
influencedBy Christopher Wren
Renaissance architecture
classical Roman architecture
continental Baroque architecture
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England
notableFor complex geometries
dramatic massing
striking towers and spires
symbolic architectural forms
partOf Commission for Building Fifty New Churches
region City of London
East London
Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
religiousAffiliation Church of England
timePeriod early 18th century
typicalMaterial Portland stone

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St George-in-the-East category Hawksmoor church
Commission for Building Fifty New Churches notableWork St John Horsleydown
linked to: Hawksmoor church