Sharing with you some other pics taken on my Sunday’s walk.
This Roman temple can be seen in Windsor Great Park, close to Virginia Water.
It was initially built at the Libyan city of Leptis Magna, some 2 miles east of what is now Al Khums, around the year 0 AD. The city was situated 62 miles southeast of the present-day city of Tripoli, where the Wadi Lebda empties into the Mediterranean Sea. In Roman times the city was the third most important in Africa.
The Prince Regent (later King George IV) received the ruins as a gift from the Bashaw of Tripoli in 1816. They allegedly arrived in Britain and were kept at the royal residence Fort Belvedere.
The British Museum in London was supposed to have it on exhibit as the portico, but this did not happen. When Sir Jeffry Wyatville, the designer of Windsor Great Park, spotted the stones, he believed they would form a unique element in the garden. In 1826, the ruins were built in the park in a manner that was intended to resemble a destroyed Roman temple.
Happy Tuesday everyone! ????
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Sharing with you some other pics taken on my Sunday’s walk. This Roman temple can be seen in Windsor Great Park, close to Virginia Water. It was initially built at the Libyan city of Leptis Magna, some 2 miles east of what is now Al Khums, around the year 0 AD. The city was situated 62 miles southeast of the present-day city of Tripoli, where the Wadi Lebda empties into the Mediterranean Sea. In Roman times the city was the third most important in Africa. The Prince Regent (later King George IV) received the ruins as a gift from the Bashaw of Tripoli in 1816. They allegedly arrived in Britain and were kept at the royal residence Fort Belvedere. The British Museum in London was supposed to have it on exhibit as the portico, but this did not happen. When Sir Jeffry Wyatville, the designer of Windsor Great Park, spotted the stones, he believed they would form a unique element in the garden. In 1826, the ruins were built in the park in a manner that was intended to resemble a destroyed Roman temple. Happy Tuesday everyone! ???? RoyalLandscape #teamuk
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