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Blenheim Palace

British

noun

a palace in Woodstock in Oxfordshire: built (1705–22) by Sir John Vanbrugh for the 1st Duke of Marlborough as a reward from the nation for his victory at Blenheim; gardens laid out by Henry Wise and Capability Brown; birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill (1874)

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It is estimated more than 100,000 people used the first toilet while it was at the Guggenheim before it was moved and exhibited at Blenheim Palace.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Months later thieves broke into Blenheim Palace in the U.K. and ripped out a functioning toilet made of 18-karat solid gold by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

It’s a replica of one that was stolen from England’s Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

Three years later, the Guggenheim sent its commode to England’s Blenheim Palace, where it was installed in Winston Churchill’s wood-paneled bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Look at the majestic column at Blenheim Palace reared to the memory of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough.

From The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution by Barrett, James Francis

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