Add: Sir John Soane’s Museum

Ahhh. This has to be one of my favourite places in London. And it’s the newest addition to the Britain’s Best Buildings series of videos on the Guardian.Sir John Soane was responsible for designing some of Britain’s most memorable buildings, so it’s only fitting that his house in Lincoln’s Inn Fields should be one of the best buildings.In this video, the narrator compares Sir John’s architecture to poetry. The Soane Museum is the personalization of all of Sir John’s theories on architecture and light. If you’ve never visited it in London, I recommend that you add it to your list, especially the candle-light tour they give on Tuesday evenings.This video, combined with an article from last weekend’s Wall Street Journal Off Duty section describing one of the rooms at the house, with more than 120 mirrors, will give you an excellent idea of what a special place this museum has in many people’s hearts.