Exterior view
by HAWKSMOOR, Nicholas, Photo
The mausoleum, built by Hawksmoor on 1729 as the Howard family tomb was to be a seminal structure for the romantic movement. After discarding the initial designs which were closely modeled on antiquity, he constructed a round temple with Doric capitals based on Bramante’s Tempietto in San Pietro in Montorio in Rome. The picturesque building sited on higher ground embodies in a unique manner the dramatic creative power of English architecture.