I really enjoy capturing photospheres when I visit places such as Stowe; they’re hugely impressive and can help give a sense of the scale of the place in a way that a narrow field of view image cannot.
The following images were all shot on Google’s Photosphere camera software.
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Stowe Gardens are a National Trust property, having been given to the trust in 1989. The gardens themselves are full of temples, follys and structures, having been extensively landscaped through their history.
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The house itself was extensively modified, extended and grown over the years it existed – sometimes subtly, sometimes drastically. These huge collonades on the north side are one impressive addition.
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The Saloon is probably the most well-known feature of the house; it’s a elliptical room based on the Pantheon with a 17m high domed ceiling, and is a stunning piece of neoclassical architecture.
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The South Portico of Stowe personifies the phrase “go large or go home” – the columns are 11m tall.
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Built around 1744, this beautiful bridge crosses one of the lakes created by Capability Brown’s naturalistic landscape gardening style. It’s a grade I listed building – as are most of the follys and temples around Stowe Gardens.