Title: Blenheim Palace Gardens Description: Blenheim Palace Gardens with a lake above (created by damning the River Glyme) were designed (1900-1910) by French garden designer Achille Duchene (1866-1947), from a commission by the 9th Duke of Marlborough, showing its parterres, ponds and fountains and following the original garden designs of gardener Henry Wise (1653-1738), which had been destroyed earlier by landscape architect; Lancelot Brown (Capability Brown; 1716-1783) in his search for the "natural garden." Category: Architecture Topic: Buildings Keywords: country houses, design, formal gardens, manor houses, mansions, landscape architecture, landscaping, palaces Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1800 x 1527 (2.75 MPixels) (1.18) Print Size: 15.2 x 12.9 cm; 6.0 x 5.1 inches File Size: 8.03 MB (8,421,204 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000026022c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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