Stowe Landscape Gardens UK

AndMan

Here are a few from a couple of days at Stowe Landscape Gardens earlier this year, which I have only just got around to posting. These were taken during the "serenity or chaos" B&W dss challenge. Most of the 40 monuments date from the 18th Century.

#1 "Reflection of Virtue" - The Temple of Ancient Virtue


#2 "Reflections on British Worthies" - The Temple of British Worthies



#3 The Rotondo with gilded statue of Venus



#4 East & West Lake Pavilions with Corinthian Arch in distance


#5 View of Eleven Acre Lake through the Arch of Eleven Acre Cascade



#6 Eleven Acre Cascade



#7 Stowe House & The Rotondo across Eleven Acre Lake


#8 The old boat house (not nearly as old as the monuments)


#9 The Palladian Bridge with the Gothic Temple in the distance


Thanks for looking.
C&C always welcome.

Peter

schmoo

Peter, these gardens are so beautiful! The architecture speaks for itself, but I love your b/w treatment of them as it makes the weathering seem more obvious, especially at this cooler time of the year.

AndMan

Thanks Schmoo. The gardens are wonderful, I'd love to catch sunset over some of the monuments but the gardens close to early.