Difference between revisions of "Portmeirion"
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| − | [[Portmeirion]] is a | + | [[Portmeirion]] is a resort village on the [[Welsh]] coast in [[Snowdonia]]. |
| − | It was designed and built by | + | It was designed and built by architect Sir Brian Clough Williams-Ellis. |
| − | The village is a composite of [[Italy|Italian]] [[baroque]], William Morris Arts and Crafts and more unusual features. | + | The village is a composite of [[Italy|Italian]] [[baroque]], William Morris Arts and Crafts, and more unusual features. |
It was opened in 1926 as a tourist attraction and later as a pottery center. | It was opened in 1926 as a tourist attraction and later as a pottery center. | ||
Revision as of 18:27, October 25, 2008
Portmeirion is a resort village on the Welsh coast in Snowdonia.
It was designed and built by architect Sir Brian Clough Williams-Ellis.
The village is a composite of Italian baroque, William Morris Arts and Crafts, and more unusual features.
It was opened in 1926 as a tourist attraction and later as a pottery center.
The village is best known as the setting for the 1960s TV series "The Prisoner", featuring John McGoohan as a British spy undergoing mind alterations, incarceration, disorientation and general weirdness.
