Blenheim Palace

World Heritage
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Blenheim Palace is located near Oxford, set in a romantic park designed by the famous garden designer "Almighty" Brown. The palace was given by the British government to John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, in recognition of his victory over the French and Bavarian armies in 1704. Built between 1705 and 1722, the palace is a perfect example of an 18th-century royal residence in a variety of styles that return to national roots.

Blenheim Palace

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough 1700 by Sir Godfrey Kneller

c.1705 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough by Sir Godfrey Kneller

The Hensington Gates the main entrance to Blenheim Park 1709 by Hawksmoor

Blenheim Palace, unscaled plan of the piano nobile. An enfilade of 9 state rooms runs the length of ...

The architect Sir John Vanbrugh c.1705, in a painting by Godfrey Kneller

Engraving of Blenheim Palace

An 18th-century engraving showing The Great Court

The Grand Bridge in Blenheim Park 1722-24 by Vanbrugh

Blenheim Palace ('John Vanbrugh's castle air'), west facade showing the unique severe towering stone...

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Information extracted from Wikidata

category for the interior of the item Category:Interior of Blenheim Palace
historic county Michele De Pascale
uses 16306094-0
uses 4122938-1
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Blenheim%20Palace%206-2008%204.jpg
located in the administrative territorial entity Woodstock
ISNI 0000 0004 4675 7068
reason for deprecation refers to different subject
executive body Blenheim Palace
spoken text audio ADV10227424
orientation 1000091
orientation 1052912
IPA transcription 1873183
number of rooms viaf-191820054
number of rooms viaf-244128128
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/011xwv
Commons category Blenheim Palace
OS grid reference SP4412416055
coordinate location Point(-1.361388888 51.841944444)
official website http://www.blenheimpalace.com/
National Heritage List for England number 1052912
National Heritage List for England number 1000091
start time 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
native label Blenheim Palace
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
World Heritage criteria Larousse Encyclopedia online
ARCHON code 2650

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significant event Department of Conservation
point in time 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
of Winston Churchill
described by source The Nuttall Encyclopædia
stated as Blenheim Park
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