Hawksmoor
[ hawks-moor ]
/ ˈhɔksˌmʊər /
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noun
Nicholas, 1661–1736, English architect.
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Example sentences from the Web for Hawksmoor
They were principally built by Gibbs, Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh and others.
Sir Christopher Wren|Lucy PhillimoreMr. Godwin seems to think Hawksmoor followed Vanbrugh's manner in the heaviness of his design.
Old and New London|Walter ThornburyAt All Souls he pointed out the seldom appreciated merits of Hawksmoor's twin towers.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation|Johan HuizingaThe same architect is said to have built the two western towers, though they are sometimes ascribed to his pupil Hawksmoor.
Cathedral Cities of England|George Gilbert
British Dictionary definitions for Hawksmoor
Hawksmoor
/ (ˈhɔːksˌmɔː) /
noun
Nicholas. 1661–1736, English architect. His designs include All Souls', Oxford, and a number of London churches, notably St Anne's, Limehouse
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