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The gorgeous Kedleston Hall. Loosely based on Palladio's plan for the Villa Mocenigo (which was never built), this gorgeous hall definitely feels slightly Palladian and was built between 1759 and 1765. The initial architects were James Paine and Matthew Brettingham but they were replaced by Robert Adam early on. One of the best-preserved interiors is this marble hall and it is one of the best examples of Neo-Classical architecture. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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The marble hall is designed to suggest the open courtyard or atrium of a Roman villa. Twenty fluted alabaster columns with Corinthian capitals support the heavily decorated, high-coved cornice. Niches in the walls contain classical... more

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Kedleston Hall.The Marble Hall at Kedleston. ©NTPL/Dennis Gilbert.Kedleston, Derbyshire, and is the seat of the Curzon family.The present house was commissioned by Sir Nathaniel Curzon (later 1st Baron Scarsdale) in 1759. The house was designed by the Palladian architects James Paine and Matthew Brettingham and was loosely based on an original plan by Andrea Palladio for the never-built Villa Mocenigo. Robert Adam completed the North front.

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Take a trip back in time to the 1760s at National Trust Kedleston Hall, a Neo-classical mansion framed by historic parkland. Designed for lavish entertaining and displaying an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture and original furnishings, Kedleston is a stunning example of the work of architect Robert Adam.

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