| Royal Crescent | |
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.JPG) The crescent from the southeast | |
| Location | Royal Crescent, Marine Parade, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex BN2 1AL, England |
| Coordinates | 50°49′07″N 0°07′31″W / 50.8185°N 0.1253°W |
| Built | 1798–1807 |
| Built for | J.B. Otto |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s) | Classical |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Nos. 1–14 (Consecutive) Royal Crescent and attached railings |
| Designated | 13 October 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1380838 |
  Location of Royal Crescent within central Brighton | |
| Royal Crescent Mansions | |
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,_Brighton_(IoE_Code_482119).jpg) The building from the southeast | |
| Location | Royal Crescent Mansions, 100–101 Marine Parade, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex BN2 1AX, England |
| Coordinates | 50°49′07″N 0°07′31″W / 50.8185°N 0.1253°W |
| Built | Early 19th century |
| Rebuilt | 1848–1857 (as hotel) |
| Architectural style(s) | Classical |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Royal Crescent Hotel and attached walls and railings |
| Designated | 20 August 1971 |
| Reference no. | 1381755 |
Royal Crescent is a crescent-shaped terrace of houses on the seafront in Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Built in the late 18th and early 19th century as a speculative development on the open cliffs east of Brighton by a wealthy merchant, the 14 lodging houses formed the town's eastern boundary until about 1820. It was the seaside resort's first planned architectural composition, and the first built intentionally to face the sea. The variety of building materials used include black glazed mathematical tiles—a characteristic feature of Brighton's 18th-century architecture. English Heritage has listed the crescent at Grade II* for its architectural and historical importance. An adjacent five-storey building, formerly the Royal Crescent Hotel but now converted into flats with the name Royal Crescent Mansions, is listed separately at Grade II.