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The London Palladios

Rome, Venice... Chiswick: as Andrea Palladio's architectural legacy is celebrated at the Royal Academy of Arts this year, Philippa Stockley admits to a love for the well-proportioned elegance of Palladian buildings

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25 February 2016
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Many architectural details of Chiswick House in west London can be traced, via Palladio, to ancient Rome
A model of Palladio's magnificent Church of Redentore in Venice features in the exhibition

And then came the English

Of marble halls

Marble Hill House in Twickhenham
Andrea Palladio: His Life and Legacy
English Heritage’s Chiswick House and Marble Hill House

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