▁( numbers ▁ 5 – 1 3 ) ▁was ▁originally ▁left ▁open , ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁hotel . ▁The ▁ob el isk ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁square ▁was ▁ere cted ▁by ▁Beau ▁Nash ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Circ us ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁p inn acle ▁of ▁Wood ' s ▁work . ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁long , ▁cur ved ▁terra ces ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁elder ▁John ▁Wood ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁circular ▁space ▁or ▁theatre ▁intended ▁for ▁civ ic ▁functions ▁and ▁games . ▁The ▁games ▁give ▁a ▁clue ▁to ▁the ▁design , ▁the ▁insp iration ▁behind ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁Col os se um ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁Col os se um , ▁the ▁three ▁fa ç ades ▁have ▁a ▁different ▁order ▁of ▁architecture ▁on ▁each ▁floor : ▁Dor ic ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁level , ▁then ▁I onic ▁on ▁the ▁piano ▁nob ile ▁and ▁finishing ▁with ▁Cor inth ian ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁floor , ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁thus ▁becoming ▁progress ively ▁more ▁orn ate ▁as ▁it ▁r ises . ▁ ▁Gay ▁Street ▁links ▁Queen ▁Square ▁to ▁The ▁Circ us . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁John ▁Wood , ▁the ▁E lder ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 5 ▁and ▁completed ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁Wood , ▁the ▁Young er . ▁The ▁houses ▁are ▁of ▁ 3 ▁store ys ▁with ▁Mans ard ▁roof s , ▁with ▁many ▁also ▁having ▁I onic ▁columns . ▁H ester ▁Th rale , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Mrs