Knightsbridge, Belgravia, two neighbourhoods synonymous with grandeur, taste and extravagance. Once unremarkable village and fields, in the first half of the 19th century they exploded into being with Belgravia the instant 'quartier bourgeois' with an upscaled grid of massive Italianate neoclassical villas and terraces that floundered as Victorian architectural fashion later took a decidedly Dutch and Flemish turn. In the past two decades the two have evolved again, with new money splashing cash and pimping-up the old. From boutique shops and hotels, lavish living spaces and passing Lamborghinis and Bugattis, this walk traces the making of Knightsbridge and Belgravia from humble origins to their most spectacular buildings and spaces.
A walk by The London Ambler - Mike Althorpe
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