John Vanbrugh

Its masters were the elderly Wren, John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor.

British architecture: the baroque in Britain 2011

Winston Churchill's family seat was begun by John Vanbrugh in 1705 and completed almost two decades later by Nicholas Hawksmoor.

Baroque architecture in Britain: examples from the era 2011

Don't miss the crypt with Wren's tomb and those of the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Lord Nelson, or the Whispering Gallery far above it.020-7246 8357The 145-room Castle Howard was John Vanbrugh's first commission as an architect, exuberantly decorated with coronets, cherubs, urns, a dome and a temple of the Four Winds.

Baroque architecture in Britain: examples from the era 2011

John Vanbrugh, distinguished as a dramatist and architect, and reflecting on his achievements in the latter capacity, is as follows:

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John Vanbrugh carry on that business at Chester during any period of his residence there?

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John Vanbrugh's last country house, and for many his finest work, Seaton Delaval was unfinished at the time of his death.

The Guardian World News Phil Daoust 2011

Winston Churchill's family seat was begun by John Vanbrugh in 1705 and completed almost two decades later by Nicholas Hawksmoor.

The Guardian World News Phil Daoust 2011

The architects for Park Hill are still alive and Ivor Smith can and does give his views, a little as if John Vanbrugh could be consulted on a restoration of Castle Howard.

The Guardian World News Rowan Moore 2011

The 145-room Castle Howard was John Vanbrugh's first commission as an architect, exuberantly decorated with coronets, cherubs, urns, a dome and a temple of the Four Winds.

The Guardian World News Phil Daoust 2011

John Vanbrugh said they were almost in danger of being conquered on the spot.

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