Painter, architect, and designer of gardens and interior furnishings. Baptised in Yorkshire, on 1 January 1686. Began as a sign and coach painter. While on the Grand Tour he met his chief patron and supporter, Lord Burlington. Designed a number of important London buildings, some still extant, including: Treasury Buildings Whitehall, Horse Guards Whitehall, some interiors at Chiswick House, and the landscaping of Alexander Pope's Twickenham Villa. At the picture source you can also see some of his interiors. Died Burlington House.
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Henry Flitcroft
Architect. His London work includes: church of St Giles in the Fields. Lord Burlington was his patron. Died at his Hampstead home.
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Széchenyi Bridge
Designed by William Tierney Clark, it spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube.
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Carden, Godfrey and Macfadyen
Architects. The website of the London-based firm Carden and Godfrey gives "Carden & Godfrey Architects was established in 1946, with projects centred on post-war reconstruction, and we continue...
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