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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Blenheim Palace' has mentioned 'Palace' in the following places:
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| It is the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough and the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. | WIKI |
| The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705 and 1722, and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. | WIKI |
| The palace is named after the 1704 Battle of Blenheim, and thus ultimately after Blindheim (also known as Blenheim) in Bavaria. | WIKI |
| Designed in the rare, and short-lived, English Baroque style, architectural appreciation of the palace is as divided today as it was in the 1720s. | WIKI |
| The palace is notable as the birthplace and ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill. | WIKI |
| Following the palace's completion, it became the home of the Churchill (later Spencer-Churchill) family for the next 300 years, and various members of the family have wrought changes to the interiors, park and gardens. | WIKI |
| At the end of the 19th century, the palace was saved from ruin by funds gained from the 9th Duke of Marlborough's marriage to American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. | 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 |
| For his victory at Blenheim, the Crown bestowed upon Marlborough the tenancy of the royal manor of Hensington (situated on the site of Woodstock) to site the new palace, and Parliament voted a substantial sum of money towards its creation. | WIKI |
| The estate given by the nation to Marlborough for the new palace was the manor of Woodstock, sometimes called the Palace of Woodstock, which had been a royal demesne, in reality little more than a deer park. | WIKI |
| [14] When the park was being re-landscaped as a setting for the palace the 1st Duchess wanted the historic ruins demolished, while Vanbrugh, an early conservationist, wanted them restored and made into a landscape feature. | WIKI |
| In 1719, whilst the Duchess was away, Vanbrugh viewed the palace in secret. | WIKI |
| The precise responsibility for the funding of the new palace has always been a debatable subject, unresolved to this day. | WIKI |
| The palace as a reward was mooted within months of the Battle of Blenheim, at a time when Marlborough was still to gain many further victories on behalf of the country. | WIKI |
| The Duchess blamed Vanbrugh entirely for the growing costs and extravagance of the palace, the design of which she had never liked. | WIKI |
| Following the Duke's death in 1722, completion of the palace and its park became the Duchess's driving ambition. | WIKI |
| An enfilade of 9 state rooms runs the length of the southern facade of the palace (marked "N" to "G" at the top of the figure). | WIKI |
| The plan of the palace's principal block (or corps de logis) is a rectangle (see plan) pierced by two courtyards; these serve as little more than light wells. | WIKI |
| The three blocks together form the "Great Court" designed to overpower the visitor arriving at the palace. | WIKI |
| There are two approaches to the palace's grand entrance, one from the long straight drive through wrought iron gates directly into the Great Court; the other, equally if not more impressive, betrays Vanbrugh's true vision: the palace as a bastion or citadel, the true monument and home to a great warrior. | WIKI |
| Confounding those who accuse Vanbrugh of impracticality, this gate is also the palace's water tower. | WIKI |
| This view of the Duke as an omnipotent being is also reflected in the interior design of the palace, and indeed its axis to certain features in the park. | WIKI |
| The approach continues through the great portico into the hall, its ceiling painted by James Thornhill with the Duke's apotheosis, then on under a great triumphal arch, through the huge marble door-case with the Duke's marble effigy above it (bearing the ducal plaudit "Nor could Augustus better calm mankind"), and into the painted saloon, the most highly decorated room in the palace, where the Duke was to have sat enthroned. | WIKI |
| The Duke and Duchess moved into their apartments on the eastern side of the palace, but the entirety was not completed until after the Duke's death. | WIKI |
| The palace has been Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England since August 1957. | WIKI |
| Palace chapel[edit] | WIKI |
| The palace chapel, as a consequence of the Duke's death, now obtained even greater importance. | WIKI |
| Other members of family are interred in St. Martin's parish churchyard at Bladon, a short distance from the palace. | WIKI |
| Tomb of the 1st Duke of Marlborough in the palace chapel 1733, cost xc2xa32,200 designed by William Kent sculpted by John Michael Rysbrack | WIKI |
| There are staircases of various sizes and grandeur in the central block, but none are designed on the same scale of magnificence as the palace. | WIKI |
| The palace, and in particular this room, was furnished with the many valuable artefacts the Duke had been given, or sequestered as the spoils of war, including a fine art collection. | WIKI |
| The chapel is perfectly balanced on the eastern side of the palace by the vaulted kitchen. | WIKI |
| It is 134xc2xa0ft (41xc2xa0m) high and terminates a great avenue of elms leading to the palace, which were planted in the positions of Marlborough's troops at the Battle of Blenheim. | WIKI |
| The Column of Victory in the Palace grounds, 1727-30 designed by Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke | WIKI |
| Following the 1st Duke's death the Duchess concentrated most of her considerable energies on the completion of the palace itself, and the park remained relatively unchanged until the arrival of Capability Brown in 1764. | WIKI |
| The 1st Duke, as a soldier, was not a rich man and what fortune he possessed was mostly used for finishing the palace. | WIKI |
| In 1880, the 7th Duke was forced to petition Parliament to break the protective entail on the Palace and its contents. | WIKI |
| The sales continued to denude the palace: Raphael's Ansidei Madonna was sold for xc2xa370,000; Van Dyck's Equestrian Portrait of Charles I realised xc2xa317,500; and finally the "piece de resistance" of the collection, Peter Paul Rubens' Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment, and Their Son Peter Paul, and Their Son Frans (1633xe2x80x931678), which had been given by the city of Brussels to the 1st Duke in 1704, was also sold, and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. | WIKI |
| These sums of money, vast by the standards of the day, failed to cover the debts and the maintenance of the great palace remained beyond the Marlboroughs' resources. | WIKI |
| The water terraces on the west side of the Palace, created 1925-31 by Achille Duchxc3xaane | WIKI |
| Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough (1871xe2x80x931934) can be credited with saving both the palace and the family. | WIKI |
| Tapestries, paintings and furniture were bought in Europe to fill the depleted palace. | WIKI |
| On their return the Duke began an exhaustive restoration and redecoration of the palace. | WIKI |
| Vanbrugh's subtle rivalry to Louis XIV's great palace was now completely undermined, as the interiors became mere pastiches of those of the greater palace. | WIKI |
| During the war the 10th Duke welcomed the boys from Malvern College as evacuees, and in September 1940 allowed the Security Service (MI5) to use the palace as its base until the end of the war. | WIKI |
| The palace today[edit] | WIKI |
| The Italian Garden on the east side of the Palace 1908-10 by Duchene fountain added in 1910 by American sculptor Waldo Story | WIKI |
| The palace remains the home of the Dukes of Marlborough, the present incumbent of the title being Charles James (Jamie) Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough. | WIKI |
| The palace, park, and gardens are open to the public on payment of an entry fee (maximum xc2xa324.90 as of Octoberxc2xa02016[update]). | WIKI |
| [57] Separation of tourist entertainment attractions (the "Pleasure Gardens") from the palace ensures that the atmosphere of a large country house is retained. | WIKI |
| The palace is linked to the gardens by a miniature railway, the Blenheim Park Railway. | WIKI |
| Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill, the brother of the current Duke, wished to feature a contemporary art programme within the historic setting of the palace where he spent his childhood. | WIKI |
| [60] The foundation was conceived to give a vast number of people access to innovative contemporary artists working in the context of this historic palace. | WIKI |
| The Palace sits within a large walled landscape park, the structure by Vanbrugh overlaid by the designs of Lancelot xe2x80x9cCapabilityxe2x80x9d Brown from 1761 onwards. | UNESCO |
| The design and building of the Palace between 1705 and 1722 represented the beginning of a new style of architecture and its landscaped Park, designed by Lancelot xe2x80x9cCapabilityxe2x80x9d Brown, is considered xe2x80x9ca naturalistic Versaillesxe2x80x9d. | UNESCO |
| It represents a unique architectural achievement celebrating the triumph of the English armies over the French, and the Palace and its associated Park have exerted great influence on the English Romantic movement which was characterised by the eclecticism of its inspiration, its return to natural sources and its love of nature. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): By their refusal of the French models of classicism, the Palace and Park illustrate the beginnings of the English Romantic movement, which was characterised by the eclecticism of its inspiration, its return to national sources and its love of nature. | UNESCO |
| The overall relationship between the Baroque Palace and its Park is still clearly in place and the Outstanding Universal Value of the property can be very readily understood despite the early 20th century changes to the landscape. | UNESCO |
| The form and design of the Palace and Park survive well and there is a high degree of survival of fabric and indeed original fittings and furnishings. | UNESCO |
| The Park is open through the year and the Palace and Formal Gardens are open from mid-February to mid-December each year. | UNESCO |