Russian Cultural Centre (London)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pushkin House (Russian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿) is an organization of Russian culture in London. 5 Bloomsbury Square as we see it today was built c.1703 as part of the estate of the Earl of Southampton. It was altered substantially by architect Henry Flitcroft in the 1740s; Flitcroft added the Palladian façade. In many respects, 5 Bloomsbury Square is a perfect example of Georgian architecture and retains the vast part of its original features. From 1704 until his death in 1714, 5 Bloomsbury Square was the home of John Radcliffe, physician to King William III and Queen Anne. For much of the nineteenth century 5 Bloomsbury Square was occupied by solicitors including Frederick Turner, Charles Ford and Abraham Moses Cohen. By 1888 it was occupied by the architect Arthur Beresford Pite (1861-1934). Pite became a renowned professor at the Royal College of Art and at the School of Architecture in Cambridge.

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