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Chiswick House

Chiswick House is a nearby stately home in west London once owned by the 3rd Earl of Burlington in the 18th century (1726-9). It was built featuring a neo-Palladian domed villa as its main feature. It occupies the grounds of a large landscape gardens inspired by Italian Renaissance gardens and classical architecture. Chiswick House is believed by some to have been built as a Masonic lodge or temple, the main villa was solely intended to display the Earl's art collection and as there are no bedrooms. A Georgian extension wing was later added by the Duke of Devonshire's family with accommodation quarters in 1788.

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