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The "Temple of the 4 Winds" was originally called "Temple of Diana" which I think is more appropriate due to the classical Greek statues around here. The temple (as seen in pic 3) was modelled in part to the Palladio's "Villa Rotonda" in Vicenza. Now if you look it up the internet, you'll see that this temple is indeed a copy cat of the Palladio with its superb classical statues. Anyway, Vanbrugh (a well-known artist) designed this temple, but it was unfinished when he passed-away in 1726. It took 12 years before it was finally finished in 1738. *The temple actually used to be the main street of a medieval village called "Henderskelfe" which sounds like German, Dutch, Scandinavian, or something not English! Maybe, that's the reason why that village ceased to exist:)
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