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Russell Square is one of the
largest squares in London.
Laid out in 1800, the square
is dominated by the flamboyant Russell Hotel, which occupies
its east side.
Opened in 1900, the Russell Hotel
is probably the finest of the great Victorian hotels to survive
in London. This red-brick and terracotta fantasy has
colonnaded balconies and prancing cherubs beneath the main
columns. The exuberance continues in the interior where
the stunning lobby is faced with marble of many colours and
has an imposing stairway leading off it.
The garden of Russell Square
is opened to the public and has a very convenient café.
On the southern edge of the square is a statue commemorating
the 5th Duke of Bedford (1765 - 1805). An avid farmer,
the Duke is shown with a plough and sheep.
Russell Square has been refurbished
and reopened in March 2002, complete with a new fountain.
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