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Garden of Villa Cusani, Desio: the lake
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SOURCE: Ercole Silva. Dell' arte de' giardini inglesi (Milan, 1813), vol. II, pl. XXXI
Tomb of Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the Island of Poplars, Ermenonville
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SOURCE: Alexandre Louis Joseph, comte de Laborde. Description des nouveaux jardins de la France (Paris, 1808), pl. 34
The Vyne, Sherborne St John, Hampshire: the north front
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NOTES: The portico was added to the existing Tudor mansion by John Webb in c. 1655.
Ffestiniog Power Station, Gwynedd, seen from across the Tan-Y-Grisiau reservoir
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NOTES: Consisting of two reservoirs, this was the first major pumped storage facility in the UK. The upper reservoir is an enlargement of the natural mountain lake, Llyn Stwlan, while the lower reservoir was formed by damming the Afon Ystradau with a concrete dam. The power station, built of local stone, is situated on the west side of the lower reservoir.
The Vyne, Sherborne St John, Hampshire: the north front
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NOTES: The portico was added to the existing Tudor mansion by John Webb in c. 1655.
Inverewe Gardens and Loch Ewe, Highlands
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NOTES: The gardens were created in the 1860s by Osgood Mackenzie, who started by planting the shelter belts of pine trees seen in the photographs.
Inveraray and Loch Fyne from Aray Bridge
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NOTES: The bridge was designed by Robert Mylne and built between 1774 and 1776.