Central School of Art and Design

The Central School of Art and Design was a school of fine and applied arts in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1896 by the London County Council as the Central School of Arts and Crafts.
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  • Type: College
  • Description: former art college in London (1896-1989)
  • Also known as: “Arte Diseinu Eskola Zentrala”, “Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design”, “Central School of Arts and Crafts”, “École centrale d’Art et Design”, “LCC Central School of Arts & Crafts”, “בית הספר המרכזי לאמנויות ואוּמנויות”, “中央美术设计学院”, and “中央藝術學院”

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is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in . It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland .

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is a district in central that is in many ways a buffer zone between London's West End and the City of London financial district.

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The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these inns.

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was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of , England; an ecclesiastical version remains. The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Central School of Art and Design

Latitude
51.51885° or 51° 31′ 8″ north
Longitude
-0.12021° or 0° 7′ 13″ west
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Central School of Art and Design” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المدرسة المركزية للفنون والتصميم”
  • Armenian: “Արուեստի և գծագրութեան կեդրոնական դպրոց”
  • Basque: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • Catalan: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • Chinese: “中央工艺美术学院”
  • Chinese: “中央工藝美術學院”
  • Chinese: “中央艺术学院”
  • Czech: “Ústřední škola umění a designu”
  • Dutch: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Lernejo de Arto kaj Dezajno”
  • French: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • German: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • Greek: “Κεντρική Σχολή Τέχνης και Σχεδίου”
  • Hebrew: “בית הספר המרכזי לאמנות ועיצוב”
  • Italian: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • Japanese: “セントラル・スクール・オブ・アート”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • Portuguese: “Central School of Art & Design”
  • Russian: “Центральная школа искусств и дизайна”
  • Slovak: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • Spanish: “Escuela Central de Arte y Diseño”
  • Swedish: “Central School of Art and Design”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральна школа мистецтв та дизайну”
  • Welsh: “Ysgol Ganolog Celf a Dylunio”

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