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Burghley House is a grand 16th-century country house near the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England (Burghley House itself is just within Cambridgeshire). Its park was laid out by Capability Brown. | Burghley House is a grand 16th-century country house near the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England (Burghley House itself is just within Cambridgeshire). It was designed by [[Famous Architects (A-G)#William Cecil|William Cecil]] Its park was laid out by Capability Brown. | ||
It is built with locally quarried limestone rather that the more common brick at the time | |||
[[File: | It is considered an example of Elizabethan architecture modelled on [[Renaissance]] with Flemish and Dutch influences | ||
[[File:Burghley_house2.jpg|Burghley House|thumb]] | |||
[[Category:Architecture]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:31, 29 October 2011
Burghley House is a grand 16th-century country house near the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England (Burghley House itself is just within Cambridgeshire). It was designed by William Cecil Its park was laid out by Capability Brown. It is built with locally quarried limestone rather that the more common brick at the time
It is considered an example of Elizabethan architecture modelled on Renaissance with Flemish and Dutch influences
