biography
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| lived:
| (1685–1748)
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| biography:
| Painter, landscape gardener, and architect, born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, NE England, UK. He studied in Rome, and became the principal exponent of the Palladian style of architecture in England. His buildings include the Horse Guards block in Whitehall, the Royal Mews in Trafalgar Square and the Treasury Buildings. An example of his gardens is at Stowe House in Buckinghamshire, and his artistry is visible in the Gothic screens at Westminster Hall and Gloucester Cathedral, and the interiors of Burlington House and Chiswick House in London. |
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