Description of the attraction
Harwood House is a country house near Leeds, UK. This is a real palace, listed as a Historic Building and Architectural Heritage of Great Britain.
The palace was built in 1759-1771 for the family of Baron Harwood, who became rich in the West Indies. The architects of the building are John Carr and Robert Adam, most of the furniture was made by the famous Thomas Chipendale. The park was designed by Lancelot Brown, a renowned landscape architect. Charles Barry later added the Great Terrace.
The palace has always attracted the attention of connoisseurs of architecture, and, despite the fact that it is still the residence of the Earls of Harwood, the palace is open for visits. In addition to the building itself and the magnificent park, tourists will certainly visit the Himalayan garden, where the Buddhist stupa is located (in Buddhist architecture, it is a monumental and religious structure for storing relics, which has a dome-shaped shape and does not have access to the inside). In addition, the Bird Garden is of particular interest, where more than 90 species of various birds live, not only British, but also such exotic as Humboldt penguins, Chilean flamingos, Javanese sparrows, ostriches, macao parrots and snow geese. Many of these birds are at risk of extinction, and the Zoo Association of Great Britain and Ireland is working to conserve these species.
