Royal Exchange - Revision history

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History

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	==History==		==History==
	Inspired by [[Belgium]]'s {{Wiki\|Bourse of Antwerp}}, the Royal Exchange was built in 1570, thanks to the investments made by merchant Sir [[Thomas Gresham]]. Gresham's influence was so great that the building featured a grasshopper—the insect on Gresham's coat of arms—on the weathervane and a statue of Gresham in the open courtyard. This statue was the only thing in the Royal Exchange to survive the [[Great Fire of London\|Great Fire of 1666]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Royal Exchange]]</ref>		Inspired by [[Belgium]]'s {{Wiki\|Bourse at Antwerp\|Bourse}} of [[Antwerp]], the Royal Exchange was built in 1570, thanks to the investments made by merchant Sir [[Thomas Gresham]]. Gresham's influence was so great that the building featured a grasshopper—the insect on Gresham's coat of arms—on the weathervane and a statue of Gresham in the open courtyard. This statue was the only thing in the Royal Exchange to survive the [[Great Fire of London\|Great Fire of 1666]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Royal Exchange]]</ref>

	[[Christopher Wren]] redesigned the Exchange, which was open to the public from 1669 to 1838, when it was again consumed by fire. The third and [[Modern times\|current]] Royal Exchange was opened by Queen [[Victoria]] on 28 October 1844, with Gresham's grasshopper returning to the weathervane, where it has remained since.<ref name="Database"/>		[[Christopher Wren]] redesigned the Exchange, which was open to the public from 1669 to 1838, when it was again consumed by fire. The third and [[Modern times\|current]] Royal Exchange was opened by Queen [[Victoria]] on 28 October 1844, with Gresham's grasshopper returning to the weathervane, where it has remained since.<ref name="Database"/>

imported>Darman36: /History/ Given it's the Royal Exchange, does it appear in AC: Gold, what with the Great Recoinage?

2022-10-21T14:40:43Z

History: Given it's the Royal Exchange, does it appear in AC: Gold, what with the Great Recoinage?

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:40, 21 October 2022
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	==History==		==History==
	Inspired by [[Belgium]]'s {{Wiki\|Bourse of Antwerp}}, the Royal Exchange was built in 1570, thanks to the investments made by merchant Sir [[Thomas Gresham]]. Gresham's influence was so great that the building featured a ~~grasshopper - the~~ insect on Gresham's coat of ~~arms - on~~ the weathervane and a statue of Gresham in the open courtyard. This statue was the only thing in the Royal Exchange to survive the [[Great Fire of London\|Great Fire of 1666]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Royal Exchange]]</ref>		Inspired by [[Belgium]]'s {{Wiki\|Bourse of Antwerp}}, the Royal Exchange was built in 1570, thanks to the investments made by merchant Sir [[Thomas Gresham]]. Gresham's influence was so great that the building featured a grasshopper—the insect on Gresham's coat of arms—on the weathervane and a statue of Gresham in the open courtyard. This statue was the only thing in the Royal Exchange to survive the [[Great Fire of London\|Great Fire of 1666]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Royal Exchange]]</ref>

	[[Christopher Wren]] redesigned the Exchange, which was open to the public from 1669 to 1838, when it was again consumed by fire. The third and current Royal Exchange was opened by Queen [[Victoria]] on 28 October 1844, with Gresham's grasshopper returning to the weathervane, where it has remained since.<ref name="Database"/>		[[Christopher Wren]] redesigned the Exchange, which was open to the public from 1669 to 1838, when it was again consumed by fire. The third and [[Modern times\|current]] Royal Exchange was opened by Queen [[Victoria]] on 28 October 1844, with Gresham's grasshopper returning to the weathervane, where it has remained since.<ref name="Database"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Soranin: Created page with "{{Era|Landmarks}}{{WP-REAL|Royal Exchange, London}} {{Landmark Infobox |image = ACS DB Royal Exchange.jpg |description = |location = London, England |architect = |dateconstructed = 1570
1669
1844 |datedestroyed = 1666
1838 |abandoned = |functions = {{Wiki|Exchange (organized market)|Bourse}} |affiliation = |Other factions = |features = |price = |events = }} The '''Royal Exchange''' is the building for the national {{Wiki|Exchange (organized market)..."

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Created page with "{{Era|Landmarks}}{{WP-REAL|Royal Exchange, London}} {{Landmark Infobox |image = ACS DB Royal Exchange.jpg |description = |location = London, England |architect = |dateconstructed = 1570 1669 1844 |datedestroyed = 1666 1838 |abandoned = |functions = {{Wiki|Exchange (organized market)|Bourse}} |affiliation = |Other factions = |features = |price = |events = }} The '''Royal Exchange''' is the building for the national {{Wiki|Exchange (organized market)..."

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{{Era|Landmarks}}{{WP-REAL|Royal Exchange, London}}
{{Landmark Infobox
|image = ACS DB Royal Exchange.jpg
|description =
|location = [[London]], [[England]]
|architect =
|dateconstructed = 1570 1669 1844
|datedestroyed = 1666 1838
|abandoned =
|functions = {{Wiki|Exchange (organized market)|Bourse}}
|affiliation =
|Other factions =
|features =
|price =
|events =
}}
The '''Royal Exchange''' is the building for the national {{Wiki|Exchange (organized market)|exchange}} located in [[London]], [[England]].

==History==
Inspired by [[Belgium]]'s {{Wiki|Bourse of Antwerp}}, the Royal Exchange was built in 1570, thanks to the investments made by merchant Sir [[Thomas Gresham]]. Gresham's influence was so great that the building featured a grasshopper - the insect on Gresham's coat of arms - on the weathervane and a statue of Gresham in the open courtyard. This statue was the only thing in the Royal Exchange to survive the [[Great Fire of London|Great Fire of 1666]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Royal Exchange]]</ref>

[[Christopher Wren]] redesigned the Exchange, which was open to the public from 1669 to 1838, when it was again consumed by fire. The third and current Royal Exchange was opened by Queen [[Victoria]] on 28 October 1844, with Gresham's grasshopper returning to the weathervane, where it has remained since.<ref name="Database"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Landmarks in London]]

Royal Exchange - Revision history

imported>Soranin: /* History */

imported>Darman36: /*History*/ Given it's the Royal Exchange, does it appear in AC: Gold, what with the Great Recoinage?

imported>Darman36: /History/ Given it's the Royal Exchange, does it appear in AC: Gold, what with the Great Recoinage?