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Powerscourt Estate

Powerscourt Estate. Marina Villaverde & Estefanía Ramajo. Powerscourt Estate. It is located near Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland. It’s important for its house and landscaped gardens. Is owned and run by the Slazenger family. It is a popular tourist attraction. History.

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Powerscourt Estate

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  1. PowerscourtEstate Marina Villaverde & Estefanía Ramajo.

  2. PowerscourtEstate • It is located near Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland. • It’s important for its house and landscaped gardens. • Is owned and run by the Slazenger family. • It is a popular tourist attraction.

  3. History

  4. 13th century house • The original owner was La Poer. • The castle's position was of strategic military importance. • The house had at least 68 rooms. • The entrance hall was 18 metres long and 12 metres wide. • The main reception rooms were on the first floor.

  5. 18th century house • It was extensively altered by Richard Cassels, starting in 1731 and finishing in 1741. • Richard Cassels made the house a severe palladian facade bookended by two circular domed towers. • In the 1830s was the venue for a number of conferences on unfulfilled Bible prophecies.

  6. 19th century gardens • Mervyn Wingfieldinherited the title and the Powerscourt estate. • He embarked on an extensive renovation of the house and created the new gardens. • Main attractions were the Tower Valley, Japanese gardens, winged horse statues, Triton Lake, pet cemetery, Dolphin Pond, walled gardens, Bamberg Gate and the Italian Garden. • The garden development took 20 years to complete in 1880.

  7. 20th century fire and renovation • In 1961, was sold by Mervyn Patrick Wingfield, to the Slazenger family, who still owns it to this day. • The house was destroyed by fire on 4 November 1974, and was renovated in 1996. • Only two rooms are open to the public as they once appeared while Powerscourt had residents.

  8. Waterfall • It is the highest waterfall in Ireland. • Powerscourt Waterfall and its surrounding valley are also owned by the Powerscourt estate. • In 1858 a deer park around the waterfall was established. • The waterfall is seven kilometres from Enniskerry, and walkable.

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