Monk’s Parlour

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Monk’s Parlour is an atmospheric, theatrically arranged basement room in Sir John Soane’s Museum, designed to evoke a Gothic monastic retreat and showcase Soane’s fascination with romantic ruin and illusion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf museum gallery space ⓘ
room ⓘ
access open to museum visitors ⓘ
architect John Soane ⓘ
linked to: Sir John Soane
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival ⓘ
associatedWith John Soane’s interest in stagecraft ⓘ
picturesque aesthetics ⓘ
characteristic Gothic ⓘ
atmospheric ⓘ
evocative of monastic life ⓘ
theatrically arranged ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
curatorialRole interpretive setting for Soane’s collections ⓘ
floorLocation basement ⓘ
function evocation of a monastic retreat ⓘ
theatrical display space ⓘ
hasFeature Gothic decorative elements ⓘ
antiquities display ⓘ
architectural fragments ⓘ
dramatic lighting effects ⓘ
illusionistic arrangement of objects ⓘ
heritageStatus part of a Grade I listed building complex ⓘ
locatedIn Sir John Soane’s Museum ⓘ
locatedInBuilding 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields ⓘ
locatedInCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
museumDepartment historic house interiors of Sir John Soane’s Museum ⓘ
owner Sir John Soane’s Museum (public museum trust) ⓘ
periodOfCreation early 19th century ⓘ
purpose to evoke a Gothic monastic retreat ⓘ
to explore illusion and theatricality in architecture ⓘ
to showcase John Soane’s fascination with romantic ruin ⓘ
relatedWork Soane’s other atmospheric basement spaces in the museum ⓘ
theme Gothic fantasy ⓘ
illusion ⓘ
monastic seclusion ⓘ
romantic ruin ⓘ

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Sir John Soane’s Museum → notableFeature → Monk’s Parlour ⓘ