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Triangular Lodge

Triangular Lodge
The Triangular Lodge is a folly, designed and constructed between 1593 and 1597 by Sir Thomas Tresham near Rushton, Northamptonshire, England. It is now in the care of English Heritage. The stone used for the construction was alternating bands of dark and light limestone.
Tresham was a Roman Catholic and was imprisoned for a total of fifteen years in the late 16th century for refusing to become a Protestant. On his release in 1593, he designed the Lodge as a protestation of his faith. His belief in the Holy Trinity is represented everywhere in the Lodge by the number three: it has three walls 33 feet long, each with three triangular windows and surmounted by three gargoyles. The building has three floors, upon a basement, and a triangular chimney. A Latin text 33 letters long runs around the building on each facade. These quotations are:-
1.Aperiatur terra & germinet salvatorem.
2.Quis seperabit nos a charitate Christi.
3.Consideravi opera tua domine at expavi.

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 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
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9 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Wonderful image.
9 years ago.
 funtor
funtor
Interesting building and angle, well done!
9 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
A fascinating folly.
9 years ago.
 yokopakumayoko Francesco
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Thank you for posting this excellent image into the group it is reflecting beautifully in The Little Pond .
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9 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
well well seen!
9 years ago.
 Mecklenburg-Foto (Reinhard L.)
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Ein kurioser Bau, sehr passend fotografiert.
9 years ago.
 Blueman
Blueman
Great architecture
9 years ago.
 Lucette
Lucette
Belle architecture !
9 years ago.
 ctofcsco
ctofcsco
Great image! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

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9 years ago.
 Stan Askew
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fantastic photo, June ... fine work!
9 years ago.
 Helena Ferreira
Helena Ferreira
Absolutely fantastic angle!
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
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Terrific capture!
9 years ago.
 Mackedwars
Mackedwars
Muy bien captada y tratada la imagen, que acentúa el efecto triangular deseado por el autor en su dia. Brillante descripción, ajustada y concisa de los hechos históricos. La triple cita en latín, acorde con los tiempos en que vió la luz.

Una gran imagen June. Estoy encantado de contemplarla.

Muy cordialmente.

Eduardo.
9 years ago.
 tiabunna
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Well taken and processed.
9 years ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Impresionante edificio de muy especial construcción. Buena información histórica. Excelente edición y presentación.
Te deseo un feliz fin de semana.
9 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Excellent photograph !

Have a nice week end, dear June.
9 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
Quite an unusual , whimsical construction.
9 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully captured; nice pov.
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9 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
A most unusual construction. Well taken and interesting notes by you, June.
9 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
Interesting architecture. Well taken, I like the angle and your processing!
9 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Such an interesting building- a perfect illustration of the term folly:-)
8 years ago.
 Philippe_28
Philippe_28 club
Très original
8 years ago.

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