Abel Evans: On Sir John Vanbrugh (The Architect)

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Sir John Vanbrugh's south facade of Castle Howard, commissioned in 1699; residence of the Howard family, formerly the Earls of Carlisle, and filming location for the "Brideshead Revisted" miniseries (Yorkshire, England): photo by diverstonefly 29 August 2006

Under this stone, Reader, survey
Dead Sir John Vanbrugh's House of Clay.
Lie heavy on him, Earth! For he
Laid many Heavy Loads on thee!

Abel Evans (1679-1737): On Sir John Vanbrugh (The Architect). An Epigrammatical Epitaph (1726)

South (garden) face of Castle Howard, Yorkshire: photo by Pwojdacz, 21 March 2006

Castle Howard, west wing: photo by Paul Allison, 15 March 2005

Castle Howard, south front: photo by Richard Croft, 5 June 1991

Castle Howard from over the Great Lake: photo by John Nicholson, 30 July 2007

 Castle Howard Mausoleum, with potato field in foreground: photo by Colin Grice, 28 May 2006

Sir John Vanbrugh's Temple of the Four Winds in the grounds of Castle Howard, near York: photo by Peter Astbury, 16 August 2010
 

Seaton Delaval Hall, seen from north: photo by Alan J. White, 17 April 2006

Architect Sir John Vanbrugh's Seaton Delaval Hall, begun 1718, completed 1728; central block seen from north: photo by Alan J. White, 16 April 2006

Vanbrugh's monumental East Gate at Blenheim Palace panorama: photo by Magnus Manske, 3 November 2005

Vanbrugh's monumental East Gate at Blenheim Palace is more the entrance to a citadel than to a palace. Vanbrugh cunningly slightly tapered the sides to create an illusion of even greater height and drama: photo by Magnus Manske, 21 October 2005

Sir John Vanbrugh's West facade of Blenheim Palace ("Vanbrugh's castle air"), commissioned in 1704, showing the unique severe towering stone belvederes  ornamenting the skyline: photo by Eljay, 25 October 2010

Blenheim Palace: photo by gail548, 13 August 2004