page_title: Mount Stuart Square
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Stuart Square / Current status / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: Cymraeg: Empire House, CaerdyddEnglish: Empire House, Cardiff Wikidata has entry Q17741025 with data related to this building. This is a photo of listed building number 14007.
context_page_description: Mount Stuart Square is a residential and commercial square in Cardiff, Wales. It is located in the Butetown area of the city. Originally developed in the late 1800s as a residential location for nearby dock workers, it quickly became a centre for upscale residential properties which revolved around the main square. By 1900, commercial activity had taken its place, dominated by the Coal Exchange, which occupied the once open central space. The square contains a high concentration of listed buildings, which represent a range of architectural styles and some of Cardiff's finest examples of late 19th and early 20th Century commercial architecture. Mount Stuart Square area was designated a Conservation Area in July 1980.
context_section_description: The majority of buildings throughout the square range from 3 – 5 storeys, however; some of the surviving domestic buildings are 2-storey.  The later commercial buildings are significantly larger than the former houses, both in height and overall mass.  The streets are relatively narrow in relation to the large commercial buildings.  A key characteristic are the variances in the scale between buildings. This is especially dramatic where the remaining 2-storey buildings are side by side with imposing 5-storey commercial buildings.  St Stephens and St James Mansions are large high rise residential buildings constructed in 2003, which occupy a large section of the north western part of the square.  The Coal Exchange building is of a French Renaissance style, and occupies a central position in the square, rising to five storeys.
caption: The 7 storey Empire House on the north side of the square
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