Chiswick House - Lord Burlington’s villa

It was so wonderful time to visit one of the earliest and most beautiful Georgian buildings in the UK, the model which set the trend for neo-Palladian architecture within romantic landscapes.

I needed to go out and  feel the autumn this day after long weeks at work.This place isn't so far from my place and I could go there this afternoon. The weather was so nice for walking in the park where i met same interesting places  to rest and enjoy the beautiful of art and nature. 

 Chiswick House is among the most glorious examples of 18th-century British architecture which made a fascinating day out. The third Earl of Burlington, who designed this noble Roman-style Palladian villa, drew inspiration from his Grand Tours of Italy what made this place so magical. Meeting with sculptures, paintings, architecture and wonderful nature  gave me relaxing afternoon. I came back home so happy and relaxing.

more info of Chiswick House: http://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/

 

Conservatory and Camellias

The 6th Duke of Devonshire commissioned Samuel Ware to design a large conservatory on in the 1810s. Completed in 1813, the conservatory was the longest ever built at 302ft (96m) and the forerunner of several large glasshouses, culminating in the magnificent Crystal Palace, London.
The Conservatory is famous for its camellia collection, with some trees surviving from the Duke’s historic specimens. It is home to one of two surviving examples of the rare ‘Middlemist Red’ camellia in the world.

The English Landscape Movement is one of the UK’s greatest influences on European art and architecture. And it all started here, with William Kent’s designs for the Chiswick House Gardens.

With his mentor, Lord Burlington, Kent broke down the rigid formality of the early 18th century garden to create a revolutionary, natural-looking landscape.

Doric Column

Thought to have been designed by Lord Burlington in about 1720, the Doric Column used to be mounted with a copy of the famous Venus de Medici statue in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. In 1736, it formed the focus of a small triangular area of dense planting, with six straight paths or ‘allées’ radiating out from it. This was replaced by a rose garden, laid out by the fifth Duke of Devonshire, and first recorded in 1811.

Inigo Jones Gateway

Designed by architect Inigo Jones for Beaufort House in Chelsea in 1621, this gateway was acquired by Lord Burlington in 1738 from his friend Hans Sloane.
A poem, attributed to William Kent, describes how it came to Chiswick.
The Inigo Jones Gate replaced an ornately-framed door, which now stands at the entrance to the Sports Field.

Cascade

One of the later additions to Lord Burlington’s garden, erected about 1738, the Cascade, an entrancing waterfall descending a series of rock steps through three archways, was probably designed by William Kent and inspired by designs Burlington and Kent had seen in Italian Renaissance gardens.

Orange Tree Garden & Ionic Temple

This semi-circular garden surrounds a pool with an obelisk in its centre. The Ionic Temple stands behind it. Created in 1726, orange trees in tubs were placed on the terraces.
To the right hand side of the garden is a tomb with a Latin inscription, which begins: ‘Under this stone lies Lilly, my dear hound…’. It is thought that the dog may have belonged to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.