Temple of Modern Virtue (ruin)

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The Temple of Modern Virtue (ruin) is a deliberately decayed neoclassical garden folly at Stowe, symbolizing the moral and political decline of contemporary society in contrast to the estate’s idealized classical virtues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf garden folly
neoclassical building
ruin
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
contrastsWith Temple of Ancient Virtue
idealized classical virtues at Stowe
country United Kingdom
hasCondition artificial ruin
deliberately ruined
hasFunction moral allegory
ornamental feature in landscape garden
political allegory
hasTheme contrast between ancient and modern virtue
critique of contemporary politics
heritageDesignation part of the Grade I listed Stowe landscape garden
isDeliberatelyDesignedAs ruin
isPartOf program of political symbolism at Stowe
locatedIn Buckinghamshire
England
Stowe
United Kingdom
partOf Stowe landscape gardens
surface form: Stowe landscape garden
symbolizes corruption of modern virtue
moral decline of contemporary society
political decline of contemporary society

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Stowe landscape gardens hasStructure Temple of Modern Virtue (ruin)
Stowe Gardens hasFeature Temple of Modern Virtue (ruin)