Five grand projects that never were

Liverpool Cathedral unbuilt

Thirty years ago, Prince Charles’ infamous attack on the proposed National Gallery extension pretty well consigned the project to oblivion. To mark the occasion, here’s a collection of other grand construction projects that, for good or ill, never saw the light of day

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