Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Blenheim Palace' has mentioned 'Architect' in the following places:
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| The project soon became the subject of political infighting, with the Crown cancelling further financial support in 1712, Marlborough's three-year voluntary exile to the Continent, the fall from influence of his duchy and lasting damage to the reputation of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Churchills 2 Site 3 Architect 4 Funding the construction 5 Design and architecture 5.1 Palace chapel 6 Interior 7 Pipe organs 8 Park and gardens 9 Failing fortunes 10 9th Duke of Marlborough 11 Second World War 12 The palace today 13 See also 14 Footnotes 15 References 16 External links | WIKI |
| The Duchess, as so often in her disputes with her architect, won the day and the remains of the manor were swept away. | WIKI |
| Architect[edit] | WIKI |
| The architect Sir John Vanbrugh c.1705, in a painting by Godfrey Kneller | WIKI |
| The architect selected for the ambitious project was a controversial one. | WIKI |
| Vanbrugh, a popular dramatist, was an untrained architect, who usually worked in conjunction with the trained and practical Nicholas Hawksmoor. | WIKI |
| In part their problems arose from what was demanded of the architect. | WIKI |
| The nation (which was then assumed, by both architect and owners, to be paying the bills) wanted a monument, but the Duchess wanted not only a fitting tribute to her husband but also a comfortable home, two requirements that were not compatible in 18th-century architecture. | WIKI |
| A warrant dated 1705, signed by the parliamentary treasurer the Earl of Godolphin, appointed Vanbrugh as architect and outlined his remit. | WIKI |
| The craftsmen brought in by the Duchess, under the guidance of furniture designer James Moore, and Vanbrugh's assistant architect Hawksmoor, completed the work in perfect imitation of the greater masters. | WIKI |
| This magnificence over creature comfort is heightened as the architect's brief was to create not only a home but also a national monument to reflect the power and civilisation of the nation. | WIKI |
| The architect slightly tapered the sides of the east gate to create an illusion of even greater height, the wrought iron gates date from the 1840s. | WIKI |
| On the west terrace the French landscape architect Achille Duchxc3xaane was employed to create a water garden. | WIKI |