Connected Sites
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Roman ruins
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"Smith's Folly" is a remnant of the tower's 19th century restoration. Major Robert Smith of the British Indian Army renovated the tower in 1828 and installed a pillared cupola over the fifth story, creating a sixth. The cupola was taken down in 1848 and reinstalled at ground level to the east of Qutb Minar, where it remains.
See en.wikipedia.org
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"When the socially ambitious John Aislabie inherited Studley Royal, he set about creating an elegant water garden of mirror-like ponds, statues and follies, incorporating the romantic ruins into his design." (About Fountains Abbey etc)
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In the Reservado (“reserved” section) are follies such as the Casita del Pescador (Fisher’s Cottage) and Montaña Artificial (Artificial Mountain). (AB ev)
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The Château de l'Anglais (or Château Smith) is the first and one of the most important "Follies" to see the light of day on the Riviera. This "Folly" of the Riviera is today the only testimony of neo-Mughal architecture on the French coasts. (Nomination file, p. 187)
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William Chambers was employed "to modify and add to the splendour of the royal pleasure grounds by building a series of ornamental buildings. These buildings, or follies, reflected the education and ideals of English society in the mid-eighteenth century." (folly trail)
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