Loggia


The Loggia and Le Refuge in 2011

Sometimes known as The Colonnade of the Muses, this open air walk connects Le Refuge with the terraces above and below. One of the most notable features of the Loggia are the statues of the muses that stand atop each division of the colonnade (along with Apollo at the centre).

The statues of the Muses were thought to originally have resided in the House Conservatory, before finding their place on the Loggia. It seems that during the war period many of the statues around the estate were put into storage for protection, and in the 1950s when the muses were returned to the Gardens they did not return to the Loggia, but rather were distributed around the grounds.

It wasn't until a restoration project in the 1990s that the Muses were returned to their rightful places, and at the same time a new statue of Apollo was sculpted, the original having been lost to time.

The Loggia once housed a set of four gigantic vases depicting Roman gods, which were said to date from 1721. Whilst these vases are now long gone, you can still see the bases where they likely once stood, now home to some more modest cast iron urns.

Attraction Stats

Built
c. 1819
Last Restored
1990s

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