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    Mereworth Castle is a Grade I listed Palladian country house in Mereworth, Kent, England built in the 1720s as an almost exact copy of Palladio's Villa Rotunda. It was designed by Colen Campbell in 1723 and features plasterwork by Giovanni Bagutti and fresco painting by Francesco Sleter. The house sits within a landscaped park and valley surrounded by Grade I listed pavilions and lodges. Mereworth Castle is currently owned by Mahdi Al-Tajir, the former United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United Kingdom.

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    Mereworth Castle is a Grade I listed Palladian country house in Mereworth, Kent, England built in the 1720s as an almost exact copy of Palladio's Villa Rotunda. It was designed by Colen Campbell in 1723 and features plasterwork by Giovanni Bagutti and fresco painting by Francesco Sleter. The house sits within a landscaped park and valley surrounded by Grade I listed pavilions and lodges. Mereworth Castle is currently owned by Mahdi Al-Tajir, the former United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United Kingdom.

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    Palladian Revival Architecture

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    Ruchi Aayush Mehta
    Mereworth Castle is a Grade I listed Palladian country house in Mereworth, Kent, England built in the 1720s as an almost exact copy of Palladio's Villa Rotunda. It was designed by Colen Campbell in 1723 and features plasterwork by Giovanni Bagutti and fresco painting by Francesco Sleter. The house sits within a landscaped park and valley surrounded by Grade I listed pavilions and lodges. Mereworth Castle is currently owned by Mahdi Al-Tajir, the former United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United Kingdom.

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    Mereworth Castle, Kent

    Presented By_Ar.Ruchi Arora_Assistant Professor_GSOA

    Mereworth Castle, Kent

    Mereworth Castleis agrade I listedPalladiancountry


    houseinMere worth,Kent. England.
    It was built in the 1720s as an almost exact copy
    ofPalladiosVilla Rotunda.

    Mereworth Castle

    It was designed in 1723 byColen Campbell .


    The interior features plasterwork byGiovanni Bagutti and
    frescopainting byFrancesco Sleter.
    The house is situated in a landscaped park and valley with a
    number of surrounding pavilions and lodges which are
    alsoGrade Ilisted.

    Mereworth Castle is owned by


    Mahdi Al-Tajir, the former United
    Arab Emirates ambassador to the
    United Kingdom and owner of the
    Highland spring Bottled water
    company

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