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View towards the Column of Victory, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire

Henry Taunt1912

Historic England

Historic England
London, United Kingdom

The Column of Victory in the park at Blenheim Palace was built in 1727-30. It was erected for Lord Herbert to designs by Nicholas Hawksmoor to celebrate the military victories of the Duke of Marlborough. It comprises a fluted Doric column forty-one metres (135 feet) tall, supporting a lead statue of Marlborough portrayed as Caesar. The column was inspired by the pillar in the Piazza Navona in Rome.

Historic England Archive HT11630

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  • Title: View towards the Column of Victory, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
  • Creator: Henry William Taunt
  • Date created: 1912
  • Rights: Source: Historic England Archive
  • Medium: Photographic print
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