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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire

Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
Kedleston Hall, in Derbyshire, is among the grandest English country houses in the Neo-Classical style and one of many designed by Robert Adam. The Marble Hall, shown here, dates from c. 1760; it has alabaster columns by Adam and plasterwork by Joseph Rose.
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British Architecture; Kedleston Hall; Orders of Architecture; Neo-Classical Style
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