Vanbrugh

American

[van-broo, van-bruh] / vænˈbru, ˈvæn brə /

noun

John, 1664–1726, English dramatist and architect.

Vanbrugh British

/ ˈvænbrə /

noun

Sir John. 1664–1726, English dramatist and baroque architect. His best-known plays are the Restoration comedies The Relapse (1697) and The Provok'd Wife (1697). As an architect, he is noted esp for Blenheim Palace

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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

According to Vanbrugh, on his deathbed he said he was “91 years finding out a hole to go out of this world, and at length found it.”

From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2017

Vanbrugh Castle is a heritage building, and it has the highest possible conservation status offered in the U.K.:

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2016

Sir John Vanbrugh, the wit and architect, is buried here in the family vault.

From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury

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