Longleat House

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Longleat is a country house in Wiltshire, England. It is set in over 900 acres (3.6 km²) of parkland, landscaped by Capability Brown, with 8,000 acres (32 km²) of woods and farmland. It was the first stately home to open to the public, and also claims the first safari park outside Africa.

Built by Sir John Thynne, and designed mainly by Robert Smythson, after the original priory was destroyed by fire in 1567, it took 12 years to complete and is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of Elizabethan architecture in Britain. Currently occupied by the 7th Marquess of Bath, a direct descendant.

Longleat's safari park is home to many rare species of animal, such as Bongos, a decorated subspecies of antelope. The monkey park is particularly great and they have a tendency to pull apart vehicles as they drive through. The British television show Animal Park is filmed here.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longleat
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Coordinates:   51°11'9"N   2°16'27"W

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  • Bollywood Movie Mohabbatein was shot here. This villa was shown as Gurukul in that film.
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