page_title: Poundbury
section_title: Attractions and landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Poundbury / Attractions and landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: Poundbury 2019
context_page_description: Poundbury is an experimental new town or urban extension on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. Initiated by prize-winning architect Léon Krier in the spirit of the urban village, it enjoys the keen endorsement of Charles, Prince of Wales, on whose land it is built. Due for completion in 2025, it is expected to house a population of 6,000. Poundbury currently provides employment for over 2,000 people in over 180 businesses.
  Poundbury has been praised for reviving the low-rise streetscape built to the human scale, and for echoing traditional local design features. But it has also been criticized as artificially nostalgic, and it has not succeeded in reducing car dependence.
context_section_description: Due to Poundbury's unique looking buildings and plan, the town has been visited by architects, government officials, planners, housebuilders, and developers from around the world.
  Tourist attractions are centered around the Queen Mother Square, which includes Strathmore House in honour of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's heritage. In 2016, the Queen Mother statue was unveiled at the square by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Also in 2016, a pub named the Duchess of Cornwall Inn was opened in honour of his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
  Every year in August, the Dorset Food & Arts Festival is held at the Queen Mother's Square attracting thousands of people. The festival showcases the town's fine produce and arts and also raises money for charities.
caption: Queen Mother Square
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