Dots Snaps!

By Dotsnaps

The sun sets

On Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire.
Built between 1590–1597 for Bess of Hardwick who was the richest woman in England after Queen Elizabeth I, and as such, her house was conceived to be a conspicuous statement of the wealth and power.
The windows are exceptionally large and numerous for the period and were a powerful statement of wealth at a time when glass was a luxury, leading to the saying, "Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall."
The Hall's chimneys are built into the internal walls of the structure, to give more scope for huge windows without weakening the exterior walls.

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