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Blenheim Palace - http://www.blenheimpalace.com/
This baroque masterpiece - a World Heritage site - was built (1705-22) for the 1st Duke of Marlborough to designs by John Vanbrugh. The official site supplies an illustrated history and visitor information. |
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Castle Howard - http://www.castlehoward.co.uk/
One of England's grandest Baroque mansions, designed for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. History, images, news and visitor information. |
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Grimsthorpe Castle and Gardens - http://www.grimsthorpe.co.uk/
The official site for this stately home in Lincolnshire, remodelled in 1715 to the design of Sir John Vanbrugh. Includes a few images and very brief history, amid the visitor information. |
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Kings Weston House - http://www.kingswestonhouse.co.uk/
Edward Southwell, MP and Secretary for State for Ireland, had this fine house built c.1710-19 to designs by Sir John Vanbrugh. Includes a history and virtual tour with 360-degree panoramas. |
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Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) - http://www.malaspina.org/vanbrughj.htm
Portrait and detailed biography from Malaspina of the British dramatist and architect, adapted from Encyclopedia Britannica (1911). |