Vanbrugh
Americannoun
noun
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Created by the architect and playwright John Vanbrugh in 1708, the ornate bridge was designed to be a “habitable viaduct” and is said to contain over 30 rooms.
From Fox News ● Nov. 2, 2018
There is no evidence the rooms Vanbrugh created were ever used.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2018
Their home for the past 20 years has been Vanbrugh Castle, a fortresslike folly built around 1720 by Sir John Vanbrugh, a great Georgian-era architect and playwright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2016
A forthcoming sale at Sotheby’s London promises to help ensure a long, bright future for Castle Howard, the Yorkshire behemoth designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1699 for the Howard clan.
From Architectural Digest ● Jun. 22, 2015
Vanbrugh also built Castle Howard, Grimesthorpe, Wentworth, King’s Weston, as well as many other country mansions of more moderate size.
From Architecture Gothic and Renaissance by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)
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