Mount Stewart - Temple of the Winds

Mount Stewart is a 19th-century house and garden in County Down, Northern Ireland, owned by the National Trust. Situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough, a few miles outside the town of Newtownards and near Greyabbey, it was the Irish seat of the Vane-Tempest-Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry. The house and its contents reflect the history of the Vane-Tempest-Stewart family, who played a leading role in British and Irish social and political life.
The present-day estate of Mount Stewart extends to 950 acres (380 ha) with a large lake and many monuments and farm buildings.
The 'Temple of the Winds' is an octagonal building inspired by the Grand Tour the 1st Marquess of Londonderry took in his youth. It was designed by the neoclassical architect James 'Athenian' Stuart in 1782–83.
Many country houses in the UK had adaptations of the 'temples' their owners had seen on their tours of the Mediterranean. The temple is similar to structures at Shugborough and West Wycombe Park, both National Trust properties. The classical model was the Tower of the Winds, a clocktower in Athens which has a frieze depicting the eight wind deities of Greek mythology.

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[mmintravel]

As pretty as a painting. Great vlog and channel.

[loralou-djflowerdove]

Would have enjoyed some facts, included, about the structure/locale.