Burghley House
Burghley House, North Façade
JA 2012
- Burghley House, 1555-1587. The plan-form, the towered west gatehouse, & the external expression of the kitchen & great hall to the east are typically late mediaeval.
- The columnar chimneys & the attempt at symmetry show Italian Renaissance influence.
- The obelisk-spire is unique, but typical of the innovative nature of Elizabethan architecture.