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the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art was the most "delightful lounge in London" which exhibited music, large fountains, interesting experiments and provided opportunities for
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in 1850 and in July 1851 a lease was taken out on a premium site for 60 years and building commenced. The Royal Panopticon of Science and Art was built on the eastern side of
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of the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art emerged from the contemporary taste for recreational learning, which had been pioneered in London through the
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As a showcase venue for the very best achievements in sciences and arts of the time, it attracted 1,000 visitors per day. The
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and a cook stove. Visitors engaged in intellectual improvement as a leisure activity, while at the same time a competitive
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in 1851. In 1854 the work on the building that was to house the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art was completed.
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Visitors of the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art could view changing exhibits, including
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A drawing of the interior, when The Royal Panopticon of Science and Art opened in 1854.
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project closed and the building was sold in 1856. The grand building re-opened as the
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was one of the grand social institutions and architectural splendours of
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The Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts was a building flanked by
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at the centre of the building was encircled with a 91-metre
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taught chemistry at the Royal Panopticon and his student
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Panopticon of Science and Art

Leicester Square
London
Great Britain
Coordinates
51°30′38″N 0°07′45″W / 51.51054°N 0.12910°W / 51.51054; -0.12910
Victorian London
royal charter
Leicester Square

rotunda
frieze
Elgin Marbles
Arch of Titus
Temple of Vesta
grottas
conservatories
wallpaper
Arabic script
interior design
Great Exhibition
vacuum flasks
pin
machine
entertainment industry
The Athenaeum
shopping
George Frederick Ansell
Herbert McLeod

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