The Gentleman Magazine Issue 4 | August/September | Page 70

LIVING LARGE IN THE LARGEST LIVING ROOM
A London apartment with award worthy sized reception
formerly owned by Academy Award Winning composer
Evangelos Papathanassious, better known as Vangelis, is
offered for sale exclusively through leading luxury property
agent, Harrods Estates.
The Kensington apartment is situated in prestigious Queen’s
Gate: located on the first floor of a grand Victorian townhouse,
moments from the Royal Albert Hall. The classical external
features of the property, stucco and render façade, topped with
a Dutch style gable, have been retained, ensuring the original
appearance of a classic, grand single dwelling remains.
This one-bedroom apartment is exceptionally large, extending
to approximately 1,969sq ft (182.92sq m) and benefits from
the property’s original ballroom as its main reception. The
spectacularly grand drawing room has retained an abundance
of architectural features and period details, including
Corinthian columns, ornate ceiling and wall panel detail, two
feature marble fireplaces and four French windows, opening
onto a west-fac ing balcony directly overlooking Queen’s Gate.
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The apartment is accessed on the ground floor via the main
entrance hall, with original high-ceilings and restored
cornicing, via the main grand staircase, or passenger lift. Set
over one-and-a-half floors, with a private study on the first
floor half-landing, in addition to the grand reception the
property also provides a large master bedroom suite to the
rear, with full bathroom en suite and Juliet balcony; a compact
kitchen, accessible from both the main reception and hall, and
a guest cloakroom.
Vangelis is best known for composing the title music for the
1981 film Chariots of Fire, for which he won an Academy
Award. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards
in total, of which it won four, including Best Original Score
and Best Picture. Director Hugh Hudson originally wanted
Vangelis’ 1977 tune "L'Enfant" to be the title theme of the film.
Vangelis finally convinced Hudson he could create a new and
better piece for the film's main theme and when he played the
new "Chariots of Fire" theme for Hudson, it was agreed that it
was unquestionably better. "L'Enfant" still made it into the film
as part of the wider score.
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