Hardwick Hall is an Elizabethan prodigy house at Doe Lea, Ault Hucknall, in Derbyshire, England, built between 1590 and 1597 to the design of the architect Robert Smythson for Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury. Its exceptionally large expanses of glazing, unusual for the period, gave rise to the description that the house has more glass than wall, and its centered great hall and floors of increasing ceiling height mark it as an early English essay in Renaissance planning. A Grade I listed building, it has belonged to the National Trust since 1959. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building Type LocationSourced to the subject's own accountAult Hucknall, United Kingdom 2 Completed Year Classification
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Hardwick Hall, 16th century section
Designed by Robert Smythson in the late 16th century, Hardwick Hall is on a hilltop between Chesterfield and Mansfield overlooking the Derbyshire countryside.
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The Hall is open to the public and received 298,283 visitors in 2019.
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completion_date/completed = 1590-1597
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Hardwick Hall is an architecturally significant Elizabethan-era country house in Derbyshire, England. A leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, the Renaissance style home was built between 1590 and 1597 for Bess of Hardwick to a design of the architect Robert Smythson. Hardwick Hall is one of the earliest examples of the English interpretation of this style, which came into fashion havin
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architecture: Renaissance
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Ault Hucknall, United KingdomQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Ault Hucknall, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q2526406, property P131/P17 (location): Ault Hucknall, United Kingdom
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