The Temple Of Venus is a Grade I listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. A Circa 1732 Temple.

The Temple Of Venus

WRENN ID
swift-railing-foxglove
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Type
Temple
Period
Circa 1732
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Temple of Venus is a Grade I listed Palladian building, constructed around 1732 by architect William Kent. It features a central block with a pediment and an arched apsidal recess that has a coffered ceiling supported by an Ionic colonnade. The building includes quadrant wings that have three arches each, topped with ball finials on the cornice. These wings connect to rusticated stone pavilions that feature open arches and broken pediments.

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