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1. www.britannica.com › topic › Blenheim-PalaceBlenheim Palace | History & Facts | Britannica

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   May 18, 2024 · The palace was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, with a great deal of involvement by Nicholas Hawksmoor, and is regarded as the finest example of truly Baroque architecture in Great Britain. John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, at the Battle of Blenheim.

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3. www.historytools.org › stories › castle-howard-aCastle Howard: A Baroque Masterpiece and Enduring Family ...

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   2 days ago · The story of Castle Howard begins in 1699, when Charles Howard, the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, commissioned the construction of a grand estate befitting his status and ambition. He enlisted the talents of two architectural prodigies, John Vanbrugh, and Nicholas Hawksmoor, who together crafted a design that would redefine the boundaries of baroque ...

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   3 days ago · Through some kind of loss of nerve, or desire to do something else worthwhile with the site, the church, finished in 1733 by Nicholas Hawksmoor in collaborat­ion with John James, was demolished. There being no such thing as collective memory, it is quite unfamiliar today. It was a close-run thing with other London churches by Hawksmoor too.

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   2 days ago · Through some kind of loss of nerve, or desire to do something else worthwhile with the site, the church, finished in 1733 by Nicholas Hawksmoor in collaboration with John James, was demolished ...

7. www.ribabooks.com › Terror-and-Magnificence-TheTerror and Magnificence: The London Churches of Nicholas ...

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   May 15, 2024 · ISBN: 9781398116283. Former Archdeacon of London David Meara celebrates the beautiful churches designed by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. £15.99. excluding shipping. Available to order but not yet published. + - Overview. Author Biography. Reviews. Contact the Bookshop.

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   Who is Nicholas Hawksmoor?

   • Hawksmoor was initiated into freemasonry in 1730 at the Oxford Arms in Ludgate Street, City of London, a lodge belonging to the Premier Grand Lodge of England. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nicholas Hawksmoor.

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   What happened to Hawksmoor church?

   • Through some kind of loss of nerve, or desire to do something else worthwhile with the site, the church, finished in 1733 by Nicholas Hawksmoor in collaboration with John James, was demolished. There being no such thing as collective memory, it is quite unfamiliar today. It was a close-run thing with other London churches by Hawksmoor too.

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   What did Hawksmoor do to Vanbrugh & Palladio?

   • Something of Vanbrugh’s monumentality was taken over by Hawksmoor, but it was not the cold classicism of Palladio. Hawksmoor also kept alive the Gothic tradition of England. His last great achievement was to supply the western towers of Westminster Abbey.

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   May 15, 2024 · Swing them open and you enter the Cathedral’s hidden library, or Triforium Library. Completed in 1709, it was designed by Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor and his master craftsmen executed the work. It has one of the best preserved 18th century interiors in London, with lots of incredible details.

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    May 15, 2024 · Former Archdeacon of London David Meara celebrates the beautiful churches designed by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. Nicholas Hawksmoor is one of a number of distinguished architects who worked in the seventeenth century. Others included Sir Christopher Wren, Inigo Jones, and Sir John Vanbrugh.