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- The Rotunda photographed by Paul Chave pre-restoration
The Rotunda
The Rotunda was started in 1739, the year of Thomas Wentworth’s death and completed by his son William Wentworth in 1742. It is a round Ionic temple. Its plan is based on the temple of Vesta at Tivoli, near Rome and originally it stood clear of trees on a grassy hill.
The Sun Monument
The Sun Monument was erected by William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, and later dedicated to the achievements of Lady Mary
Wortley Montague, a renowned author, traveller and eccentric. It was the first landscape monument to pay homage to a living woman who was neither a monarch nor a goddess.
The Trust restored the golden ball to the top of the Sun Monument in 2008.
Golden ball restored
The Rotunda restoration was completed in 2010
last modified on June 18th, 2012 at 12:05 am,
