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Sir John Soane RA FSA FRS ( / soʊn /; né Soan; 10 September 1753 – 20 January 1837) was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style. The son of a bricklayer, he rose to the top of his profession, becoming professor of architecture at the Royal Academy and an official architect to the Office of Works.
Visit the house and museum of Sir John Soane, one of the greatest English architects, and explore his collection of antiquities, art and architecture. Don't miss Fanciful Figures, the first exhibition on the characterful figures in architectural drawings, until 9 June.
Sir John Soane (born September 10, 1753, Goring, Oxfordshire, England—died January 20, 1837, London) was a British architect notable for his original, highly personal interpretations of the Neoclassical style. He is considered one of the most inventive European architects of his time.
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Sir John Soane's Museum is a house museum, located next to Lincoln's Inn Fields in Holborn, London, which was formerly the home of neo-classical architect John Soane. It holds many drawings and architectural models of Soane's projects and a large collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and antiquities that he acquired over ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Sir John Soane, one of the foremost architects of the Regency era and a dedicated collector of art and architecture. Explore his three buildings and his unique house museum, which preserves his arrangements of paintings, sculpture, models and more.
5 days ago · In 1812 John Soane—professor of architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts and, arguably, the most original architect in Europe at the time—wrote a fictional account of the fate of his central...
Discover Sir John Soane's architectural masterpiece, the Bank of England's Threadneedle Street building.
