Stourhead and Stonehenge By Gus Tassara

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Stourhead and StonehengeBy Gus Tassara

• May 20, 2005
• After a few hours on the bus we arrived at
  Stourhead.
• This special garden created by Henry Hoare was
  the highlight of the trip for many of us. The
  exploration of this landscape garden was full of
  surprises. As we walked around the lake we saw a
  series of carefully composed views that make
  this garden a living work of art.
• Stourhead was created almost 300 years ago and is
  perhaps Britain's most important contribution to
  18th century European culture according to the
  British National Trust.

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We started our visit here
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This visit was important for us because the
garden is still in a pristine state of
conservation and a walk across Stourhead is a
walk through the history of English gardens. We
could clearly see the intentions of Henry Hoare
almoust 300 year ago creating a Picturesque
garden
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By the Bristol High Cross we had a overview of
Stourhead by Mary
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St Peter's Church where Henry Hoare was buried
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The Palladian Bridge, with the Pantheon in the
background
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View of the Pantheon built by Flitcroft in
1753-4. It was directly inspired by the Pantheon
in Rome
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Colt Hoare introduced the Rhododendron ponticum.
Many of these were later replaced by better
hybrids that today make spectacular displays like
this one
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Walking across the Palladian Bridge
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The Bristol High Cross and St. Peter's church
above a bank of rhododendrons
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Many broad-leaf trees such as oak, field maple,
Spanish Chesnut and ash. Also some conifers like
Norway Spruce and Cedar of Lebanon
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Walking along the Temple of Flora
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One of the picturesue views of the lake
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Colt Hoare planted many ornamental shrubs to the
south of the lake, and laurels below the Temple
of Apollo
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High on a hill at the western end of the garden
stands a circular temple dedicated to Apollo
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Henry Hoare compared this carefully composed view
to a painting by Gaspar Dughet
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Henry Cheeere's lead statue of a classical river
god, who points towards the Pantheon
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The view out over the lake from the grotto
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View of the path on the south side of the lake
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A moment for pictures at the Temple of Flora
dedicated to the Roman goddess of flowers and
spring
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View of the cascade created by Henry Hoare II's
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View of the lake
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Panoramic view from the Temple of Appolo
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Stop for pictures at the Temple of Apollo
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Stonehenge

• After our visit to Stourhead we continue our trip
  to Stonehenge. About 9 miles north f Salisbury we
  found one of world's most renowned prehistoric
  sites the giant stone circle of Stonehenge. This
  monument is considered one of the England's most
  popular attractions and recognized by UNESCO as
  an World Heritage Site

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The ancient stone circle of Stonehenge
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Remnants of the monuments erected between circa
3000BC and 1600BC
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Stonehenge's orientation in relation to the
rising and setting sun has always been one of its
most remarkable features
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The end of a great day for all of us. Now back to
the bus and continue traveling to London
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