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Blenheim Palace: Exterior · An exercise in English Baroque
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Blenheim Palace: Exterior · Blenheim, Blenheim Palace
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Blenheim Palace: Exterior · Blenheim Palace from the Water Terraces, a World Heritage Site
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Blenheim Palace: Exterior · The facade of Blenheim Palace from the South Lawn, a World Heritage Site
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Blenheim Palace: Interior · Bleinham Palace 1980
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Blenheim Palace: Interior · Ai Weiwei's He Xie at Blenheim Palace, 2014
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Blenheim Palace: Elevation · Blenheim Palace, south west elevation
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Photo 1: Exterior · An exercise in English BaroquePhoto 2: Exterior · Blenheim, Blenheim PalacePhoto 3: Exterior · Blenheim Palace from the Water Terraces, a World Heritage SitePhoto 4: Exterior · The facade of Blenheim Palace from the South Lawn, a World Heritage SitePhoto 5: Interior · Bleinham Palace 1980Photo 6: Interior · Ai Weiwei's He Xie at Blenheim Palace, 2014Photo 7: Elevation · Blenheim Palace, south west elevation

Palace · Historic precedent

Blenheim Palace

John Vanbrugh (assisted by Nicholas Hawksmoor) · Woodstock, GB · 1722

Key featuresCountry house with a monumental triumphal-arch East Gate and low corner towers crowned with belvederes of massed stone.

Architect
John Vanbrugh (assisted by Nicholas Hawksmoor)
Place
Woodstock, GB
Year
1722
Typology
Palace
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Europe
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