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Danson House Coursework Assignment Introduction Many large country houses such as 'Danson House' are described as being 'typical', as they are a style of house widely associated with that era. The era in this case is 18th century Palladianism. Country Houses were seen as a status symbol in the 18th century and many entrepreneurs and merchants often built houses much larger than they needed. The main reason for this is to show how wealthy they were. Country Houses often contained rooms, such as galleries, ballrooms and large dining rooms, aswell as other luxury rooms. The Grand Tour led to the spread of Palladianism in Britain, with architects such as Inigo Jones in the 17th century, however his trends soon fell out of fashion, but were later revived by 3 men, Leoni, Campbell and Burlington in the 18th century. All 3 men came from extremely wealthy backgrounds and took part in the Grand...

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