Temple and obelisk
BIRTHDAY OUTING TO CHISWICK HOUSE (8/21)
The Ionic Temple in the Orange Tree Garden of Chiswick House, London, seen from the NE.
I particularly like the grace and simplicity of Ionic columns.
Chiswick House (including the buildings in the gardens, like the Ionic Temple here) was built in 1729 in Palladian style to designs by Lord Burlington (Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, "the architect Earl", 1694-1753), assisted by several contemporary architects. The house was not for a home, but to house his art collections. We also visited the pioneering landscaped grounds (William Kent) with their classical-style monuments and sculptures.
"The Ionic Temple ... is derived from either the Pantheon in Rome or possibly from the Temple of Romulus. The portico of this temple is derived from the Temple of Portunus which William Kent illustrates in the ceiling of the Red Velvet Room within the Villa. Immediately in front of the Temple lies a circular pool of water with a small obelisk positioned in its centre. Around the base of the pool of water are three concentric rings of raised grass conforming originally to a 3:4:5 ratio echoing the dimensions of the Red and Green Velvet Room within the Villa." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiswick_House
www.chgt.org.uk/index.asp?Pageid=12
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Boyle,_3rd_Earl_of_Burlington
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Temple and obelisk
BIRTHDAY OUTING TO CHISWICK HOUSE (8/21)
The Ionic Temple in the Orange Tree Garden of Chiswick House, London, seen from the NE.
I particularly like the grace and simplicity of Ionic columns.
Chiswick House (including the buildings in the gardens, like the Ionic Temple here) was built in 1729 in Palladian style to designs by Lord Burlington (Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, "the architect Earl", 1694-1753), assisted by several contemporary architects. The house was not for a home, but to house his art collections. We also visited the pioneering landscaped grounds (William Kent) with their classical-style monuments and sculptures.
"The Ionic Temple ... is derived from either the Pantheon in Rome or possibly from the Temple of Romulus. The portico of this temple is derived from the Temple of Portunus which William Kent illustrates in the ceiling of the Red Velvet Room within the Villa. Immediately in front of the Temple lies a circular pool of water with a small obelisk positioned in its centre. Around the base of the pool of water are three concentric rings of raised grass conforming originally to a 3:4:5 ratio echoing the dimensions of the Red and Green Velvet Room within the Villa." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiswick_House
www.chgt.org.uk/index.asp?Pageid=12
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Boyle,_3rd_Earl_of_Burlington
ID: DSC_3219 - Version 3