The Burlington Arcade in London

17 April 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, London Reading Time:  6 minutes

Burlington Arcade - North Entrance © Andrew Dunn - www.andrewdunnphoto.com/cc-by-sa-3.0

Burlington Arcade – North Entrance © Andrew Dunn – www.andrewdunnphoto.com/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade in London that runs behind Bond Street from Piccadilly through to Burlington Gardens. It is one of the precursors of the mid-19th century European shopping gallery and the modern shopping centre. The Burlington Arcade was built “for the sale of jewellery and fancy articles of fashionable demand, for the gratification of the public”.   read more…

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