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Two Temple Place, known for many years as Astor House, is a building situated near Victoria Embankment in central London.〔Moore, Rowan (15 October 2011), ("Two Temple Place; University of the Arts London – review ): Viscount Astor's stately old HQ – lavish, ornate and stuffed with cultural trophies – is to be opened as a new gallery space." London: ''The Observer''.〕 It is known for its architecture, and contains notable works by the likes of William Silver Frith, (1850–1924), Sir George Frampton RA, Nathaniel Hitch (1845–1938) and Thomas Nicholls (1825–1900).〔(''Uncas'' and other works by Nicholls ). Victorian Web. Retrieved 22 August 2012.〕〔(''Lady of the Isle of Avelyon'' and other works by Frampton ). Victorian Web. Retrieved 22 August 2012.〕〔("Nathaniel Hitch (1845-1938)" ). Victorian Web. Retrieved 22 August 2012.〕〔 On 28 October 2011, Two Temple Place opened as a public gallery. It is a London venue specifically to showcase publicly owned art from regional collections in the United Kingdom, and is only open to the public during exhibitions.〔〔(Home page ), Two Temple Place. Retrieved 21 August 2012.〕 ==Overview== The building was built by John Loughborough Pearson for William Waldorf Astor, in 1895. Originally known as the Astor Estate Office, it had a residential flat above the offices for Viscount Astor's use (Pevsner). It consists of two floors and a lower ground floor and is designed to be in the Early Elizabethan style and is built entirely of Portland stone. It has splendid carvings on the exterior stonework by Nathaniel Hitch.〔Alexander, J.R. Willis (1935). "Incorporated Accountants' Hall. Its History and Architecture." The Society of Incorporated Accountants and Auditors.〕 and above the machicolated parapets is a weather vane, representing the caravel ''Santa Maria'' in which Columbus discovered America. The intention was to symbolize the connection of the path of discovery of his ancestor John Jacob Astor and the linking of United States and Europe.〔 It was executed by J. Starkie Gardner, the English metal worker, who was responsible for all metalwork inside and outside the building.〔〔("Two Temple Place. London WC2. John Loughborough Pearson (1817-1897)" ). Victorian Web. Retrieved 22 August 2012.〕 John Dibblee Crace, one of a family of interior decorators, decorated the interior of Two Temple Place for Astor in the style of French Renaissance from about 1892 to 1895. He also decorated Astor's home in Cliveden.〔Campbell, Gordon (2006). ''The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: Two-volume Set, Volume 1''. Oxford University Press, pp. 281-282. ISBN 0195189485.〕 In what had been a bedroom, Astor had the walls paneled with "precious woods" and the ceiling gilted in gold.〔 "An American Viscount's Hobbies: The Late Lord Astor's Costly Estates and Expensive Journalism." ''Munsey's Magazine'', Vol. 72, 1921, p. 160.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Two Temple Place」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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