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The Neo-Palladian Chiswick House in West London Chiswick House is considered to be one of Britain's finest examples of a Palladian Villa and was designed and built by its owner and first occupant the Earl of Burlington in the early 18th Century. Inspiration for the design clearly came from Palladio, with some details from Inigo Jones. Several generations enjoyed the Chiswick House life, but in later times it fell from grace, to be an insane asylum and later a fire station. In WWII one of the wings took a direct hit from a German V-2 rocket. More recently much renovation has brought the House and gardens back to their former glory. This picture appears in the following picture tours: |
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The Statue of Inigo Jones on the Right of the Main Building The Statue is Architect Inigo Jones and it is Paired with One of Andrea Palladio, who Created this Style, on the front left of the main building. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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The Outside Staircase was the Designer's attempt to make the house and garden feel as one area The Earl hoped that occupants and guests alike would enjoy the gardens as much as the house interior, not surprisingly as huge expense and effort was put into creating them, with buildings such as the Palladian Bridge and the Ionic Temple, as well as many statues and sculptures placed around the grounds. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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The Ionic Temple and Obelisk at Chiswick House More structures decorating the grounds, this is the Ionic Temple, which further demonstrates the influence of historic Roman architecture at Chiswick House. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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Terms Denote a Garden Boundary at Chiswick House The sculptures by the hedge in this shot are known as Terms (as in terminus) and are placed to denote a garden boundary or border. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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Chiswick House's Classic Palladian Bridge One of the many structures decorating the grounds of Chiswick House is the Classic Palladian Bridge. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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