P55102 - The Temple of British Worthies, Stowe Landscape Gardens - Stowe Landscape Gardens

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The Temple of British Worthies, Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire
The Temple of British Worthies, Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire
Date: 16th October, 2011
Photograph Reference: P55102
Camera: Sony A550
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/100sec
Aperture: F10
Focal Length: 18mm
Modifications: Camera JPG unmodified
This is a monument to sixteen Britons that Viscount Cobham felt "worthy" of commemoration in the mid-1730's, the point where the monument was built.   The left-hand side contains eight men of thought, and the right-hand side contains seven men and one woman of action.  
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