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Waddesdon Manor

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Waddesdon Manor is a country house and estate located in Buckinghamshire, England. It features architecture in the style of a French Renaissance château and houses an art collection, making it an example of the Rothschild family's historicism.

History+

The estate was constructed between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Ferdinand acquired the land in 1874, a time when many estates in the United Kingdom were for sale due to the agricultural crisis.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image: Colin Jackson

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