‘Dollar’, ‘Yen’ and ‘Sterling’
Minster Court is a complex of three office buildings, interconnected with glass corridors, that were built 1987-93 and designed by architects Gollins, Melvin and Ward Partnership (GMW). The exterior cladding is faced with rough-cut Torcicoda granite and polished rose-coloured Brazilian marble, giving the buildings a distinctive pink appearance. The architectural style has been described as ‘postmodern-gothic’ or ‘neo-gothic’.
In the large forecourt, beside Mincing Lane, are three bronze sculptures of horses that are each over three metres high, sculpted by Althea Wynne. They represent the three separate buildings and have been nicknamed ‘Dollar’, ‘Yen’ and ‘Sterling’. The forecourt was used in Disney’s 1996 live-action movie called ‘101 Dalmatians’ as the exterior of Cruella De Vil’s haute couture fashion house – called ‘House of DeVil’. It also appeared as the location of the architectural practice of Peter Manson (played by Trevor Eve) in the 2010 remake of ‘Bouquet of Barbed Wire’
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‘Dollar’, ‘Yen’ and ‘Sterling’
Minster Court is a complex of three office buildings, interconnected with glass corridors, that were built 1987-93 and designed by architects Gollins, Melvin and Ward Partnership (GMW). The exterior cladding is faced with rough-cut Torcicoda granite and polished rose-coloured Brazilian marble, giving the buildings a distinctive pink appearance. The architectural style has been described as ‘postmodern-gothic’ or ‘neo-gothic’.
In the large forecourt, beside Mincing Lane, are three bronze sculptures of horses that are each over three metres high, sculpted by Althea Wynne. They represent the three separate buildings and have been nicknamed ‘Dollar’, ‘Yen’ and ‘Sterling’. The forecourt was used in Disney’s 1996 live-action movie called ‘101 Dalmatians’ as the exterior of Cruella De Vil’s haute couture fashion house – called ‘House of DeVil’. It also appeared as the location of the architectural practice of Peter Manson (played by Trevor Eve) in the 2010 remake of ‘Bouquet of Barbed Wire’
Source
knowyourlondon.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/minster-court/#:~...(GMW).