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| − | + | '''Portmeirion''' is a resort village on the [[Welsh]] coast in [[Snowdonia]]. | |
It was designed and built by architect Sir Brian Clough Williams-Ellis. | It was designed and built by architect Sir Brian Clough Williams-Ellis. | ||
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It was opened in 1926 as a tourist attraction and later as a pottery center. | It was opened in 1926 as a tourist attraction and later as a pottery center. | ||
| − | The village is best known as the setting for the 1960s TV series "[[The Prisoner]]", featuring | + | The village is best known as the setting for the 1960s TV series "[[The Prisoner]]", featuring Patrick McGoohan as a [[British]] [[spy]] undergoing mind alterations, incarceration, disorientation and general weirdness. |
[[Category:Welsh Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:Welsh Cities and Towns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:32, March 23, 2017
Portmeirion is a resort village on the Welsh coast in Snowdonia.
It was designed and built by architect Sir Brian Clough Williams-Ellis.
The village is a composite of Italian baroque, William Morris Arts and Crafts, and more unusual features.
It was opened in 1926 as a tourist attraction and later as a pottery center.
The village is best known as the setting for the 1960s TV series "The Prisoner", featuring Patrick McGoohan as a British spy undergoing mind alterations, incarceration, disorientation and general weirdness.