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Visit the official Apsley House website. Be amazed by the glittering interiors of the grandest address in the capital, once known as 'Number 1 London'. This beautiful Georgian building was the London home of the first Duke of Wellington and has changed very little since his great victory at Waterloo in 1815.
- 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, W1J 7NT, London
- 020 7499 5676
Há 5 dias · Although Apsley’s interiors were extensively altered by Wyatt, elements of Robert Adam’s decorative schemes can still be seen in the original, eastern part of the house. Elaborate plaster ceilings and friezes survive in the Piccadilly Drawing Room and the Portico Drawing Room.
A unique survival of an aristocratic home in central London. Orginally built by Robert Adam and extensively remodelled in the 1820s for the Duke of Wellington. The house is still the London residence of the Dukes of Wellington today. Learn More. The Interiors. The interiors at Apsley House are displayed much as they would have been in the 1830s.
The house was originally built in red brick by Robert Adam between 1771 and 1778 for Lord Apsley, the Lord Chancellor, who gave the house its name. Some Adam interiors survive: the Piccadilly Drawing Room with its apsidal end and Adam fireplace, and the Portico Room, behind the giant Corinthian portico added by Wellington.
- United Kingdom
21 de nov. de 2023 · Despite its accolades, Apsley House remains a hidden gem in London, a place where you can admire some world class paintings in a sumptuous interior space. On a visit, you can explore the Duke’s private quarters and state rooms. They’re sprinkled with fancy wallpaper, chandeliers, furniture, and wall-to-wall paintings.
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Yellow Drawing Room. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914
Há 2 dias · History. Significance. CONSERVING ‘Titian’s Mistress’ from Apsley House. Significance of Apsley House. Apsley House is internationally famous as the home of the 1st Duke of Wellington and his descendants. As such it is also a memorial to Britain’s triumph over the Napoleonic threat.