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	English country house situated in the north-east of Yorkshire. It was designed by and built from 1701 to 1724 under the surveillance of [[John Vanbrugh]] and [[Nicholas Hawksmoor]] for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, Charles Howard. Howard was a member of the famous [[Kit-Cat-Club]]. It took over a hundred years to finish the House. The gardens were planned by George London.		English country house situated in the north-east of Yorkshire. It was designed by and built from 1701 to 1724 under the surveillance of [[John Vanbrugh]] and [[Nicholas Hawksmoor]] for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, Charles Howard. Howard was a member of the famous [[Kit-Cat-Club]]. It took over a hundred years to finish the House. The gardens were planned by George London.

	~~== House ==~~

	The house is built in the Baroque style with two symmetrical wings. Castle Howard is one of the largest and most important country houses in England. It was the first private building with a dome. Its ceiling was painted by the Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini with a depiction of ''The Fall of Phaeton'' in 1709. Pellegrini painted the saloon of the mansion with scenes from the Life of Aeneas.		The house is built in the Baroque style with two symmetrical wings. Castle Howard is one of the largest and most important country houses in England. It was the first private building with a dome. Its ceiling was painted by the Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini with a depiction of ''The Fall of Phaeton'' in 1709. Pellegrini painted the saloon of the mansion with scenes from the Life of Aeneas.

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	English country house situated in the north-east of Yorkshire. It was ~~mostly~~ built from 1701 to 1724 by [[John Vanbrugh]] for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, Charles Howard. Howard was a member of the famous [[Kit-Cat-Club]]. It took over a hundred years to finish the House. The gardens were planned by George London.		English country house situated in the north-east of Yorkshire. It was designed by and built from 1701 to 1724 under the surveillance of [[John Vanbrugh]] and [[Nicholas Hawksmoor]] for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, Charles Howard. Howard was a member of the famous [[Kit-Cat-Club]]. It took over a hundred years to finish the House. The gardens were planned by George London.

	== House ==		== House ==

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	On 9 November 1940 a fire broke out in the southeast wing of the house and destroyed many rooms, among them the dome. The restoration of the house began in 1962 and was finished in 1981. The building also starred as title character in several versions of ''[[Brideshead Revisited]]'' (TV series 1981; film 2008).		On 9 November 1940 a fire broke out in the southeast wing of the house and destroyed many rooms, among them the dome. The restoration of the house began in 1962 and was finished in 1981. The building also starred as title character in several versions of ''[[Brideshead Revisited]]'' (TV series 1981; film 2008).

	Today Castle Howard is open ~~for~~ public and is visited by roughly 200,000 people per year.		Today Castle Howard is open to the public and is visited by roughly 200,000 people per year.

Pankratz at 07:49, 7 May 2015

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	The house is built in the Baroque style with two symmetrical wings. Castle Howard is one of the largest and most important country houses in England. It was the first private building with a dome. Its ceiling was painted by the Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini with a depiction of ''The Fall of Phaeton'' in 1709. Pellegrini painted the saloon of the mansion with scenes from the Life of Aeneas.		The house is built in the Baroque style with two symmetrical wings. Castle Howard is one of the largest and most important country houses in England. It was the first private building with a dome. Its ceiling was painted by the Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini with a depiction of ''The Fall of Phaeton'' in 1709. Pellegrini painted the saloon of the mansion with scenes from the Life of Aeneas.

	On 9 November 1940 a fire broke out in the southeast wing of the house and destroyed many rooms, among them the dome. The restoration of the house began in 1962 and was finished in 1981. The building also starred as title character in several versions of ''Brideshead Revisited'' (TV series 1981; film 2008).		On 9 November 1940 a fire broke out in the southeast wing of the house and destroyed many rooms, among them the dome. The restoration of the house began in 1962 and was finished in 1981. The building also starred as title character in several versions of ''[[Brideshead Revisited]]'' (TV series 1981; film 2008).

	Today Castle Howard is open for public and is visited by roughly 200,000 people per year.		Today Castle Howard is open for public and is visited by roughly 200,000 people per year.

Pankratz at 07:48, 7 May 2015

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	The house is built in the Baroque style with two symmetrical wings. Castle Howard is one of the largest and most important country houses in England. It was the first private building with a dome. Its ceiling was painted by the Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini with a depiction of ''The Fall of Phaeton'' in 1709. Pellegrini painted the saloon of the mansion with scenes from the Life of Aeneas.		The house is built in the Baroque style with two symmetrical wings. Castle Howard is one of the largest and most important country houses in England. It was the first private building with a dome. Its ceiling was painted by the Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini with a depiction of ''The Fall of Phaeton'' in 1709. Pellegrini painted the saloon of the mansion with scenes from the Life of Aeneas.

	On 9 November 1940 a fire broke out in the southeast wing of the house and destroyed many rooms, among them the dome. The restoration of the house began in 1962 and was finished in 1981.		On 9 November 1940 a fire broke out in the southeast wing of the house and destroyed many rooms, among them the dome. The restoration of the house began in 1962 and was finished in 1981. The building also starred as title character in several versions of ''Brideshead Revisited'' (TV series 1981; film 2008).

	Today Castle Howard is open for public and is visited by roughly 200,000 people per year.		Today Castle Howard is open for public and is visited by roughly 200,000 people per year.


	[[Image:Thehouse-new.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Castle Howard]]		[[Image:Thehouse-new.jpg\|Castle Howard]]

Pankratz at 14:09, 18 June 2013

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	~~Castle Howard is an~~ English country house ~~which is~~ situated in the north-east of ~~York~~. It was mostly built from 1701 to 1724 by ~~the playwright~~ John Vanbrugh for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, Charles Howard. Howard was a member of the famous Kit-Cat-Club. It took over a hundred years to finish the House. The gardens were planned by George London.		English country house situated in the north-east of Yorkshire. It was mostly built from 1701 to 1724 by [[John Vanbrugh]] for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, Charles Howard. Howard was a member of the famous [[Kit-Cat-Club]]. It took over a hundred years to finish the House. The gardens were planned by George London.

	== House ==		== House ==

	The house is built in the Baroque style with two symmetrical wings. Howard ~~Castle~~ is one of the largest and most important country houses in England. It was the first private building with a dome ~~whose~~ ceiling was painted the Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini with a depiction of The Fall of ~~Paethon~~ in 1709. Pellegrini painted the saloon of the mansion with scenes from the Life of Aeneas.		The house is built in the Baroque style with two symmetrical wings. Castle Howard is one of the largest and most important country houses in England. It was the first private building with a dome. Its ceiling was painted by the Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini with a depiction of ''The Fall of Phaeton'' in 1709. Pellegrini painted the saloon of the mansion with scenes from the Life of Aeneas.
	On ~~the 9th~~ November 1940 a fire ~~brooke~~ out in the southeast wing of the house and destroyed many rooms, among them the dome. The restoration of the house began in 1962 and was finished in 1981.
	Today Castle Howard is open for public and is visited by roughly 200.000 people per year.		On 9 November 1940 a fire broke out in the southeast wing of the house and destroyed many rooms, among them the dome. The restoration of the house began in 1962 and was finished in 1981.
			Today Castle Howard is open for public and is visited by roughly 200,000 people per year.

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	Today Castle Howard is open for public and is visited by roughly 200.000 people per year.		Today Castle Howard is open for public and is visited by roughly 200.000 people per year.


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Castle Howard is an English country house which is situated in the north-east of York. It was mostly built from 1701 to 1724 by the playwright John Vanbrugh for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, Charles Howard. Howard was a member of the famous Kit-Cat-Club. It took over a hundred years to finish the House. The gardens were planned by George London.

== House ==

The house is built in the Baroque style with two symmetrical wings. Howard Castle is one of the largest and most important country houses in England. It was the first private building with a dome whose ceiling was painted the Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini with a depiction of The Fall of Paethon in 1709. Pellegrini painted the saloon of the mansion with scenes from the Life of Aeneas.
On the 9th November 1940 a fire brooke out in the southeast wing of the house and destroyed many rooms, among them the dome. The restoration of the house began in 1962 and was finished in 1981.
Today Castle Howard is open for public and is visited by roughly 200.000 people per year.

=== Sources ===

Smith, Charles Saumarez. ''The building of Castle Howard''. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.

http://www.everycastle.com/Castle-Howard.html

http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/castles/howard.shtml