Covent Garden [ Institutions ]
… Image Covent Garden Market, 1737, by Balthazar Nebot (active 1730–1765). Tate Gallery, Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED. Image George … London to the east. It was conceived as a square of genteel housing in the seventeenth century, but the intrusion of a market was followed by its remaking as a pleasure district, including many sites of sociability, such as theatres, … Westminster elections occurred, inspiring many satirical artists. Places > Institutions Keywords Coffeehouses Commerce Market Prostitution Theatre Covent Garden is a square in the centre of London, still famous for its market and …
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