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Sunday, 17 January 2010

Burghley House

Burghley House is a magnificent 16th - century English country house in Stamford, Lincolnshire. It is the largest and grandest house of the Elizabethan age, this has been home Cecil family for more than 400 years. Burghley House was built by Sir William Cecil, who was the Chancellor and favorite of Queen Elizabeth 1st. Now, it is maintained by the Burghley House Preservation Trust.
Some scenes from the Elizabteh, the Golden Age was filmed in Burghley House. Burghley portrayed the house of Dr.John Dee, personal astrologer and advisor of Queen Elizebeth.
During the five weeks filming of the Da Vinci Code in Burghley some part of the house was transformed. Even, an additonal bedroom was added to the site. Broughley played numerous different locations in the film, including all the interior and many of the exterior scenes portraying Castilo Gandolfo.
Pride and Prejudice (2006) starring Keira Knigthly and Dame Judi Dench was also set at Burghley. The house portrayed Rosings, the home of Lady Catherine de Bourgh played by Dame Judi Dench.

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