Kedleston Hall

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Kedleston Hall is an 18th-century neoclassical country house in Derbyshire, England, celebrated as one of architect Robert Adam’s finest and most influential designs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic house museum
stately home
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
associatedArchitect James Paine
Matthew Brettingham the Younger
category Grade I listed houses in Derbyshire
National Trust properties in Derbyshire
commissionedBy Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale
completionDate 1760s
constructionStart 1759
country United Kingdom
designedBy Robert Adam NERFINISHED
governingBody National Trust
hasCollection Curzon family portraits
decorative arts
historic furniture
oriental and Indian objects
hasPart Marble Hall
Saloon
bridge by Robert Adam
classical temples in the park
long gallery
north front
parkland
pleasure grounds
south front
state apartments
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Registered Park and Garden Grade I
heritageDesignationCountry England NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Arch of Constantine
Roman triumphal arches
Villa Mocenigo (Andrea Palladio)
locatedIn Derbyshire NERFINISHED
England
Kedleston
maintainedBy National Trust
near Derby
notableFor Robert Adam’s decorative schemes
grand Marble Hall
influential neoclassical façade
neoclassical interiors
openToPublic yes
ownedBy National Trust
previousOwner Curzon family
region East Midlands
significantEvent acquired by National Trust in 1987
usedAs film location

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Lord Curzon birthPlace Kedleston Hall
this entity surface form: Kedleston, Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire containsLandmark Kedleston Hall
Saloon at Kedleston Hall heritageSite Kedleston Hall
subject surface form: Government House, Calcutta
Saloon at Kedleston Hall isPartOf Kedleston Hall
this entity surface form: Kedleston Hall state rooms suite
Saloon at Kedleston Hall locatedIn Kedleston Hall
Robert Adam notableWork Kedleston Hall