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Rievaulx Terrace & Temples
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“Overlooking the glorious remains of the abbey are the Rievaulx Terrace and Temples which curve across the wooded hillside, providing splendid views of the Ryedale valley below. At each end of the half-mile terrace, standing in elegant clearings, are two classical Georgian temples. At one end of the Terrace is the Ionic Temple, which was inspired by the Roman Temple of Portunus – god of ports and harbours. It is designed as a banqueting hall and has finely decorated ceilings including frescoes depicting mythological scenes. Strange though it may seem to have a dining room on the top of a hill, it was meant for practical use, as a place to enjoy lunch after a stroll. At the other end is a Tuscan Temple whose floor comes from the nearby Abbey ruins. The man with the grandiose vision was Thomas Duncombe III who, on his return from his Grant Tour in Europe, spent eight years building the Terrace. His goal seems to have been to out-do his grandfather’s designs at nearby Duncombe Park which is just a mile across the valley. It is even thought he may have had plans to join the two terraces with an enormous viaduct. ”
Rievaulx, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
YO62 5LJ
Visit Website
17 Mar-4 Nov: daily 11-5pm
Adult: £4
Child: £2.10
Family: £10
See more Place of Worships in North of England:
- Brinkburn Priory
- Byland Abbey
- Durham Cathedral
- Furness Abbey
- Kirkham Priory
- Lanercost Priory
- Lindisfarne Priory
- Mount Grace Priory
- Rievaulx Abbey
- Rievaulx Terrace & Temples
- Roche Abbey
- St. Peter's Church
- Thornton Abbey
- Whitby Abbey
- York Minster
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