what did the partnership result in?
Rebuilding of Cardiff Castle, and the complete reconstruction of the ruin of Castell Coch
William Burges
However occasioned, the connection lasted the rest of Burges's life and led to his most important works. To the Marquess and his wife, Burges was the "soul-inspiring one". The architectural writer Michael Hall considers Burges's rebuilding of Cardiff Castle and the complete reconstruction of the ruin of Castell Coch, north of the city, as representing his highest achievements. In these buildings, Crook contends that Burges escaped into "a world of architectural fantasy" which Hall describes as "amongst the most magnificent the Gothic Revival ever achieved."
what is the tower house? A late-Victorian townhouse in Holland Park district, London who designed it? William Burges where was he born? England who were his parents? Alfred Burges which places did william travel to? France, Belgium, Holland did he partnered up with anybody? Yes - with John Patrick Crichton-Stuart the 3rd Marquess of Bute
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William Burges [SEP] Partnership with the Marquess of Bute
Bute's wealth was important to the success of the partnership: as Burges himself wrote, "Good art is far too rare and far too precious ever to be cheap." But, as a scholar, antiquarian, compulsive builder and enthusiastic medievalist, Bute brought more than money to the relationship and his resources and his interests allied with Burges's genius to create what McLees considers to be "Bute's most memorable overall achievement." However occasioned, the connection lasted the rest of Burges's life and led to his most important works. To the Marquess and his wife, Burges was the "soul-inspiring one". The architectural writer Michael Hall considers Burges's rebuilding of Cardiff Castle and the complete reconstruction of the ruin of Castell Coch, north of the city, as representing his highest achievements.