Praeneste is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. Garden loggia.
Praeneste
- WRENN ID
- veiled-span-thunder
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1957
- Type
- Garden loggia
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ROUSHAM ROUSHAM PARK GARDENS SP4724 14/220 Praeneste 27/08/57 (Formerly listed as Praeneste, ....)
GV II* Garden loggia.1738-40, by William Kent. Rusticated limestone with ashlar dressings and ironstone to imposts and plinths; flat lead roof. 7-bay arcade of open-pedimented arches. Balustrade carried across top of rear wall is terminated by terms of Jason and Hercules. Interior: stone-flagged floor. Quadripartite-vaulted bays alternate with niches for statues. Each bay has garden seat by Kent, each with curved backs, turned legs and finely-carved detail. An important 'hinge' in the layout of the gardens, the visitor conducted past the balustrade with Dying Gaul (q.v.) and then given a view of the arcade on the return walk along the river. Design based on the larger terraced forecourt of the Temple of Fortune at Palestrina near Rome. Forms a part of the landscape gardens laid out by William Kent, c.1733-40. (Rousham Park is included in the H.B.M.C. Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p745)
Listing NGR: SP4776824424
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