Auckland Castle, also called Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, that for centuries served as the residence of the bishops of Durham. It was probably begun around 1183 by Hugh de Puiset, bishop from 1153 to 1195, and was largely complete in its early form by the first half of the thirteenth century. Later bishops reshaped it, including Baroque work commissioned by John Cosin in the 1660s and Gothick alterations by the architect James Wyatt around 1795, giving the building its present mix of Gothic and Gothic Revival features. The Auckland Castle Trust, formed after a donation and purchase by Jonathan Ruffer, acquired the property in 2012 and reopened it to the public on November 2, 2019, following an extensive restoration. It is now run as a tourist attraction with museums, galleries, restored state rooms, and gardens, while still housing the bishop's offices, and it is a Grade I listed building along with several structures on its grounds. 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 accountBishop Auckland, United Kingdom 2 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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1. Auckland Castle (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Castle, lead definition
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England.
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Auckland Castle, also called Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, that for centuries served as the residence of the bishops of Durham. It was probably begun around 1183 by Hugh de Puiset, bishop from 1153 to 1195, and was largely complete in its early form by the first half of the thirteenth century. Later bishops reshaped it, including Baroque work commissioned by John Cosin in the 1660s and Gothick alterations by the architect James Wyatt around 1795, giving the building its present mix of Gothic and Gothic Revival features. The Auckland Castle Trust, formed after a donation and purchase by Jonathan Ruffer, acquired the property in 2012 and reopened it to the public on November 2, 2019, following an extensive restoration. It is now run as a tourist attraction with museums, galleries, restored state rooms, and gardens, while still housing the bishop's offices, and it is a Grade I listed building along with several structures on its grounds.
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Palace)
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from approximately 1183 and was their primary residence between 1832 and 2012, when the castle and its contents were sold to the Auckland Castle Trust (now the Auckland Project). It is now a tourist attract
In Style: Gothic Architecture, Infobox, architecture
architecture: Gothic; Gothic Revival
In Style: Gothic Revival, Infobox, architecture
architecture: Gothic; Gothic Revival
View the Source2. Auckland Castle (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1183)
Wikidata item Q4819493, property P571: 1183
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q4819493, property P131/P17 (location): Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom
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