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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Greater London House

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Greater London House in Camden displays quite vibrant Art Deco plinths. The cats, and the overall architecture remind me of the Film Noir LucasArts adventure Grim Fandango.

The building used to be home to the Carreras tabacco company and factory, but is now offices for many other companies.

From Wikipedia:

The building was built on the crescent’s communal garden in 1926 to designs by M.E. & O.H. Collins and is one of the best known art deco buildings in London. It is 550 feet (168 metres) long, and is mainly white. The exterior was said to be inspired by the Egyptian temple of the cat-goddess Bubastis. When the factory was converted into offices in 1961 the Egyptian detailing - which included a solar disc to the Sun-god Ra, two gigantic cats flanking the entrance and colourful painted details - was lost, but it was restored during a restoration in the late 1990s. Greater London House now houses offices for the Young & Rubicam advertising agency and other companies.