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The Cardiff Castle Mansion 19thC Interior was designed by architect William Burges & his patron, the 3rd Marquess of Bute, into a Victorian medieval fantasy world. This page shows room highlights with buttons to click to room details. The designs largely follow the styles of the English Pre-Raphaelite Movement.

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Former home of Bute family within Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Home of Bute family within Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Beauchamp Tower over former Bute family home at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Beauchamp Tower restored by William Burges at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Former home of Bute family within Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Home of Bute family within Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Beauchamp Tower over former Bute family home at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Beauchamp Tower (c1881) restored by William Burges at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Towers at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.An entrance to former Bute family home at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Drainage downspout capped with head of fowl at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Figures representing principal planets with their zodiacs on Clock Tower at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Towers at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.An entrance to former Bute family home at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Drainage downspout capped with head of fowl at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Figures representing principal planets with their zodiacs on Clock Tower at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Love Conquers All chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room in Clock Tower at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Ornate ceiling of Winter Smoking Room with 12 signs of the zodiac, painted by Fred Weekes at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of ceiling in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Thor, in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Love Conquers All chimneypiece (1874) in Winter Smoking Room in Clock Tower at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Ornate ceiling of Winter Smoking Room with 12 signs of the zodiac, painted by Fred Weekes at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Detail of ceiling in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Stained glass window depicting Norse God Thor, in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Day Nursery where four Bute children attended their lessons in the Guest Tower at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Genevieve & The Children in the Wood sections of painted tile frieze of children's stories by Horatio Lonsdale & William Burges in Day Nursery at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Hop-on-my Thumb plus Jack & the Beanstalk with Jack the Giant Killer sections of painted tiled frieze of children's stories by Horatio Lonsdale & William Burges in Day Nursery at Cardiff Castle at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Portraits of children's authors: Aesop, Scheherazade & Chaucer in Day Nursery at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Day Nursery (1879) where four Bute children attended their lessons in the Guest Tower at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Genevieve & The Children in the Wood sections of painted tile frieze (1878) of children's stories by Horatio Lonsdale & William Burges in Day Nursery at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Hop-on-my Thumb plus Jack & the Beanstalk with Jack the Giant Killer sections of painted tiled frieze (1879) of children's stories by Horatio Lonsdale & William Burges in Day Nursery at Cardiff Castle at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Portraits of children's authors: Aesop, Scheherazade & Chaucer in Day Nursery at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Islamic style, gilded ceiling with stained glass window insets in Arab Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Islamic style gilded ceiling in Arab Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Lord Bute Coat-of-Arms & fireplace with ornately carved chimney piece in Arab Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Italian marble floor in Arab Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Islamic style, gilded ceiling with stained glass window insets in Arab Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Islamic style gilded ceiling in Arab Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Lord Bute Coat-of-Arms & fireplace with ornately carved chimney piece in Arab Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Italian marble floor in Arab Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Overview of Banqueting Hall in one of the oldest parts of castle; reconstructed by Lord Bute & William Burges as a grand entertainment space at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Chimneypiece sculpted by Thomas Nicholls & painted mural by Horatio Walter Lonsdale, close associate of William Burges, reflecting medieval history theme in Banqueting Hall at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Painted mural of scene from Anarchy by Horatio Walter Lonsdale & archway with monk in study at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Deer sculpture in Banqueting Hall at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Overview of Banqueting Hall in one of the oldest parts of castle; reconstructed (late 1800s) by Lord Bute & William Burges as a grand entertainment space at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Chimneypiece sculpted by Thomas Nicholls & painted mural (1875) by Horatio Walter Lonsdale, close associate of William Burges, reflecting medieval history theme in Banqueting Hall at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Painted mural (1875) of scene from Anarchy by Horatio Walter Lonsdale & archway with monk in study at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Deer sculpture in Banqueting Hall at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Lord Bute's Bedroom, located in the Bute Tower, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Chimneypiece with gilded bronze statue of St John the Evangelist by Burges & Fucigna in Lord Bute's bedroom at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Thyatira, one of the seven churches of Asia, from St John's Book of Revelations in Lord Bute's bedroom at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Lord Bute's bathroom at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Lord Bute's Bedroom, located in the Bute Tower, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Chimneypiece with gilded bronze statue of St John the Evangelist by Burges & Fucigna in Lord Bute's bedroom at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Stained glass window depicting Thyatira, one of the seven churches of Asia, from St John's Book of Revelations in Lord Bute's bedroom at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Lord Bute's bathroom at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Bronze fountain, designed by William Burges in Roof Garden at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Bronze beavers atop fountain in Roof Garden at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Section from tile mural illustrating life of Elijah in Roof Garden at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Crocodile painted on tile in Roof Garden at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Bronze fountain, designed by William Burges in Roof Garden at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Bronze beavers atop fountain in Roof Garden at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Section from tile mural illustrating life of Elijah in Roof Garden at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Crocodile painted on tile in Roof Garden at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Fireplace & chimneypiece in Small Dining Room which reflects a biblical theme, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Statue of Abraham flanking chimneypiece in Small Dining Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass windows depicting sacrifices to God from Old Testament at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass depicting King Henry VIII & Queen Jane Seymour at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Fireplace & chimneypiece in Small Dining Room (1875) which reflects a biblical theme, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Statue of Abraham flanking chimneypiece in Small Dining Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Stained glass windows depicting sacrifices to God from Old Testament at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Stained glass depicting King Henry VIII & Queen Jane Seymour at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Sculpture of monkey holding fruit from Tree of Knowledge in Library at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Carved figures holding scrolls in Greek, Hebraic, Assyrian, Hieroglyphics, & Runic in Library at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Carved wood bookcases original to the library at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Base of spiral staircase guarded by armored animal & small dragon at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Sculpture of monkey holding fruit from Tree of Knowledge (in reference to Darwin) in Library at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Carved figures holding scrolls in Greek, Hebraic, Assyrian, Hieroglyphics, & Runic in Library at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Carved wood bookcases (1870's) original to the library at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales. Base of spiral staircase guarded by armored animal & small dragon at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.

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