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Temple of Flora, Blenheim Palace
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Temple of Flora, Blenheim Palace
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Temple of Flora, Blenheim Palace
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May 26, 2018
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The new flower garden, described in 1787 as 'a conception of Paradise', was a large oval with geometrical beds and radiating paths 'after the plan of Madame de Pompadour at Versailles'. In it stood a temple of Flora, probably that now in the western gardens; it may have been designed by Chambers in 1772. Chambers's Palladian gateway of c. 1770 in the kitchen garden was evidently meant to decorate the pleasure gardens, and in 1789 the small Corinthian temple of Health, designed by John Yenn and celebrating George III's recovery from illness, was built north of the flower garden.
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15.5km
04:04
130m
130m
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Elevation 130 m
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