Waddesdon Manor, a renaissance-style château designed by French architect Destailleur in 1874 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild whose family line is one of the richest families in the world. The family made their fortune though owning banks around the world, and are globally known for their involvement in [...]]]>

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Waddesdon Manor, a renaissance-style château designed by French architect Destailleur in 1874 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild whose family line is one of the richest families in the world. The family made their fortune though owning banks around the world, and are globally known for their involvement in creating the new world order, which has been a hot topic around the world. Waddesdon Manor is now available to the public as a museum. The chateau is was designed is after the great chateaus of the Loire Valley, and known today for its world-renowned collection of French furniture, and paintings. Several major paintings are featured such as Gainsborough, Reynolds, Rubens, Watteau, and Boucher. Waddesdon’s eighteenth-century French furniture rank in quality, rarity and are considered as valuable as items in the Metropolitan Museum, NYC, and the Louvre, Paris. Waddesdon has been picked as one of the top ten stately homes to visit in the UK.