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Arguably the finest remaining example of Neo-Palladian architecture in London, the house was designed by Lord Burlington, and built between 1727 and 1729. [1] The architectural historian Richard Hewlings has established that Chiswick House was an attempt by Lord Burlington to create a Roman villa , rather than Renaissance pastiche, situated in ...
Venetian window at Holkham Hall in Norfolk, England, c. 1734-64. A Venetian window (also known as a Serlian or Palladian window or Serlian motif) is a distinctive architectural element that consists of a central arched window flanked by two smaller rectangular windows. This design is often used in classical architecture and has been widely ...
Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and the principles of formal classical architecture from ancient Greek and Roman traditions. In the 17th and ...
UNESCO inscribed the site on the World Heritage List in 1994. [1] At first the site was called "Vicenza, City of Palladio" and only buildings in the immediate area of Vicenza were included. Various types of buildings were represented in the original site, which included the Teatro Olimpico, some palazzi and a few villas. Because most of ...
1993–1994: Bob Vila's Guides to Historic Homes of America. New York City: Quill (HarperCollins imprint). Historic Homes of New England. ISBN 0-688-12493-3. Historic Homes of the South. ISBN 0-688-12492-5. Historic Homes of the Midwest and Great Plains. ISBN 0-688-12495-X. Historic Homes of the West. ISBN 0-688-12496-8.
Burnham Westgate Hall is a Georgian country house near Burnham Market, Norfolk, about 2 mi (3.2 km) south of the north Norfolk coast. It was remodelled in Palladian style in the 1780s by John Soane: it was Soane's first substantial country house commission, immediately before he started Letton Hall in 1784.
Its street-facing facade is three bays wide, with the main entrance in the rightmost bay. Sash windows occupy the other bays, and are topped by corniced lintels. There is a small Palladian window in the gable end above. The entrance is flanked by pilasters and topped by a half-round transom, and is sheltered by a gabled hood with elongated ...
Chiswick House is a Neo-Palladian style villa in the Chiswick district of London, England.A "glorious" [1] example of Neo-Palladian architecture in west London, the house was designed and built by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694–1753), and completed in 1729.
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