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Comyn Ching Triangle

Covent GardenPostmodern architecture in the United KingdomSquares in the London Borough of CamdenTerry Farrell buildings
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Comyn Ching Triangle is a triangular city block at the Seven Dials junction in Covent Garden, London. It is bounded by Monmouth, Mercer and Shelton Streets, and comprises a perimeter of terraced buildings surrounding Ching Court, a public space. A 1980s regeneration of the block by the architecture firm Terry Farrell and Partners is considered an exemplar of British postmodern architecture.

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Comyn Ching Triangle
Ching Court, London Bloomsbury (London Borough of Camden)

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WC2H 9JN London, Bloomsbury (London Borough of Camden)
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