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Stokesay Castle, Shropshire: the gatehouse with the medieval great hall in the background

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NOTES: Completed at the end of the 13th century by the wool merchant, Lawrence of Ludlow, this is an important example of one of the earliest fortified houses of England. The gatehouse was added in 1640.

Arch of Hadrian, Athens, with the ruins of the Temples of Zeus Olympus in the background

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NOTES: It is likely this drawing dates from between 1751 and 1754, during Stuart's extensive travels in Greece.This image also appeared as an engraving in Stuart & Revett's 'The Antiquities of Athens' (London, 1794), vol. III, ch. iii, pl. I.

Keble College, Oxford: the gateway

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Butterfield, William (1814-1900)

Lupton's Range, Eton College, Berkshire: close-up of the gatehouse tower from School Yard

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NOTES: Roger Lupton was provost of Eton College from 1503 to 1535, during which time he commissioned the new range. Built in 1517-1520, it comprised the provost's lodge, the Election Hall, and the embattled tower of the gatehouse.

Brandenburg Gate and the Quadriga, Berlin

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Langhans, Carl Gotthard (1732-1808)
NOTES: The gate was designed by Carl Gotthard Langans in 1799-1791.The sculpture of the Quadriga with Viktoria above the gate was made by Johann Gottfried Schadow and added in 1793.

Castell Coch: the drawbridge

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Burges, William (1827-1881)

Castell Coch: the drawbridge

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Burges, William (1827-1881)

Chester Terrace, Regent's Park, London: close-up of one of the two Corinthian archways leading from Albany Street to the Outer Circle of the Park

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Nash, John (1752-1835)
NOTES: Chester Terrace has the longest unbroken facade in Regent's Park and was designed by John Nash and built by James Burton in 1825.

Royal Pavilion, Brighton: a colonnaded gateway

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Nash, John (1752-1835)
NOTES: The Royal Pavilion was built as a seaside retreat for the then Prince Regent (later King George IV). Originally the 'Marine Pavilion', a Neo-Classical building designed by Henry Holland and completed in 1787, it was transformed into this Indian style building by John Nash in 1815-1822. Using new technology, Nash enlarged the building and added the domes and minarets by superimposing a cast iron framework over Holland's pavilion.
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