Queen Caroline's Temple

Queen Caroline's Temple is a small, neoclassical summer house built in seventeen thirty-four. It was designed by the architect William Kent to serve as a quiet retreat for Queen Caroline, the wife of King George the Second. The structure stands on the edge of the Long Water, a body of water the Queen herself ordered to be created to transform the landscape of the grounds. It was purposefully positioned to be viewed from across the water along specific avenues of trees radiating out from the nearby palace.