The Earl of Burlington started developing his lands in Piccadilly, applying his Palladian architectural ideals. Burlington House remains, though altered.

Map of the “Ten acre close”

London (Map R. Carré).
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Burlington House

design by Colin Campbell for Burlington House, c. 1720
(Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA Library Photographs Collection)
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