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The artist enlarged and gothicized his country home, Strawberry Hill. The structure has dainty, flat surfaces. The interior looks as if it was decorated with lace paper doilies. Gothic style here is defined as "exotic" but the building has an appeal because of it's uniqueness.

Strawberry Hill

Who- Horace Walpole
What- Stone/ Brick
When- 1749-1777
Where-Twickenham, England
Why- Applying the elements of chilvary. The building is a "fairy tale" version of a castle using the Pseudo-Gothic style.
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