Soane

[sohn]

noun

1. Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.

Soane

/ səʊn /

noun

1. Sir John. 1753–1837, British architect. His work includes Dulwich College Art Gallery (1811–14) and his own house in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London (1812–13), which is now the Sir John Soane's Museum

Example Sentences

Various renowned architects worked on the bank including Sir John Soane in the 1800s, with his building considered one the jewels of the City.

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However, by the first decades of the 20th Century, Soane's magnificent work was no longer proving fit for purpose.

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With grand banking halls based on those from Soane's building hidden off the corridor, occasional echoing thuds and bangs are the main reminder of the working nature of the building.

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After the funeral, too, the Cardinal of Tonga Soane Patita Paini Mafi was approached by the media as he made his way out of St Peter's Square.

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The Huskies now have six scholarship tackles, but four of them — Soane Faasolo, Elishah Jackett, Justin Hylkema and Davit Boyajyan — are either redshirt freshmen or true freshmen.

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