6160 x 3290 px | 52,2 x 27,9 cm | 20,5 x 11 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1 giugno 2015
Altre informazioni:
Somerset House is a large Neoclassical building situated on the Strand. The building, originally the site of a Tudor palace, was designed by Sir William Chambers in 1776. In the sixteenth century the Strand was a favoured site for the mansions of bishops and aristocrats. From the beginning of the new Somerset House there was a fiscal presence in the shape of the Stamp Office and the Tax Office. These two Offices proved more tenacious than the others, going on to help form what became the Inland Revenue. This department became the largest occupier of the building, although the North Wing became available for public purposes in the 1970s. Somerset House is also a popular filming location with its exterior featuring in several big budget Hollywood films. Among these include two James Bond films, Tomorrow Never Dies and GoldenEye, and several scenes of the 2003 film, Shanghai Knights starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson were filmed in the courtyard of Somerset House.The courtyard was also used in the 1991 comedy King Ralph.[18] Elements of the 2008 film The Duchess starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes were filmed in October 2007. Somerset House was also used as a filming location in several Sherlock Holmes films, including the 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and more recently, Sherlock Holmes (2009) starring Jude Law and Robert Downey, Jr.
