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Blenheim Vista

            Looking across a corner of the (very) extensive manicured lawn towards the eastern portion of Blenheim Palace. The Palace is a monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire and is the residence of the Dukes of Marlborough. It is the only non-Royal non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. One of the UK's largest houses, it was built between 1705 and c1724. UNESCO recognised it as a World Heritage Site in 1987.

Its construction was originally intended to be a gift to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, from a grateful nation in return for military triumph against the French and Bavarians at the Battle of Blenheim. However, it soon became the subject of political infighting, which led to Marlborough's exile, the fall from power of his duchess, and irreparable damage to the reputation of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh.

Designed in the rare, and short-lived, English Baroque style, architectural appreciation of the palace is as divided today as it was in the 1720s. It is unique in its combined usage as a family home, mausoleum and national monument. The palace is also notable as the birthplace and ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill.

Following the palace's completion, it became the home of the Churchill family for the following 300 years, and various members of the family have in that period wrought a variety of changes, in the interiors, park and gardens. At the end of the 19th century, the palace was saved from ruin by funds gained from the 9th Duke of Marlborough's marriage to American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. The exterior of the palace remains in good repair. A section of the central part of the Baroque palace is on the left of the frame, with the east wing the lower element on the right.

Possibly the only private home that is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is a reminder of why Britain once really deserved being called "Great".

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Oxfordshire (show map)

Taken on: June 2, 2013

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