Great Houses of EuropeSacheverell Sitwell Illustrates and describes 40 of Europe's finest private residences, from the 12th century to the 19th. |
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Amalienburg Arbury ARBURY HALL arch architect architecture artist BALLROOM balustrade baroque beautiful BEDROOM Benrath Blenheim Brühl building built Caprarola Cardinal carved Casa de Pilatos castle ceiling central centre Chambord chapel château classical Claydon columns court courtyard Cuvilliés decoration dining-room dome doors Drottningholm Duke Egeskov eighteenth century elegance ENTRANCE FRONT Europe façade famous Federigo FIREPLACE floor fountains France French frescoes gallery garden Gothic grotto hall Hardwick Hôtel Lambert Inigo Jones interior Isola Bella Italian King light Louis XIV magnificent marble Maser Nymphenburg opposite original ornament painted palace Palazzo Palazzo del Te Palazzo Labia Palladian pavilions pediment Petit Trianon portico portrait Prince Queen Queluz Renaissance Residenz rococo rooms Sala salon Schloss side south front splendid stair staircase statues stone storey stucco Stupinigi style superb Syon Tanlay tapestries terrace theatre Tiepolo towers Tratzberg Urbino Vaux-le-Vicomte Venetian Versailles VILLA BARBARO Villa Lante walls Wilton wing Würzburg Youssoupoff