▁Site ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁largely ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁architect ural ▁history ▁and ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁landscape ▁draw s ▁together ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁buildings ▁and ▁spaces . ▁The ▁many ▁examples ▁of ▁P all ad ian ▁architecture ▁are ▁purpose fully ▁integrated ▁with ▁the ▁urban ▁spaces ▁to ▁provide ▁" p ictures que ▁a est h etic ism ". ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁entire ▁city ▁in ▁Britain ▁to ▁achieve ▁World ▁Heritage ▁status , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁destination . ▁ ▁Import ant ▁buildings ▁include ▁the ▁Roman ▁Bath s ; ▁ne oc lass ical ▁architect ▁Robert ▁Adam ' s ▁P ult en ey ▁Bridge , ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁un used ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁R ial to ▁Bridge ▁in ▁Ven ice ; ▁and ▁Bath ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁centre , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 9 ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁ 8 th - century ▁church . ▁Of ▁equal ▁importance ▁are ▁the ▁resident ial ▁buildings ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁into ▁bou lev ards ▁and ▁cres c ents ▁by ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁architect s ▁John ▁Wood , ▁the ▁E lder ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁Wood , ▁the ▁Young er   – ▁well - known ▁examples ▁being ▁the ▁Royal ▁C res cent , ▁built ▁around ▁ 1 7 7 0 , ▁and ▁The ▁Circ us , ▁built ▁around ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁where ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁cur ved ▁segments ▁faces ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ent ran ces , ▁ens uring ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁always ▁a ▁classical ▁fac ade