Blenheim Palace
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| Address | Woodstock OX20 1PP, United Kingdom |
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| Opened | 1722 |
| Hours | Opens soon ⋅ 10:30AM |
| Phone | +44 1993 810530 |
| Architects | John Vanbrugh |
| Nicholas Hawksmoor | |
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| ID | 2319519 |
About Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace is a monumental country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the principal residence of the Dukes of Marlborough, and the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace.
Where is the Blenheim Palace
Four in court over Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft
...Four men have appeared in court charged over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace...
Four men charged over Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft
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...The fully functioning solid gold toilet - worth nearly £5m - was installed at Blenheim Palace as part of an art exhibition Only a day after it was plumbed into one of Blenheim Palace s grand rooms, a solid gold toilet created by artist Maurizio Cattelan was ripped out and stolen...
Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft: Three more people arrested
... 8m), which was at Blenheim Palace in the early hours of 14 September...
Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft: Three more people arrested
Three more people have been arrested by police trying to track down a stolen Solid Gold toilet.
Detectives are still looking for the artwork, valued at $6m (£4. 8m), which was at Blenheim Palace in the Early Hours of 14 September.
A 35-year-old man, a 34-year-old man, and a 36-year-old woman, all from Oxford, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit a burglary.
on suspicion of burglary.
A 66-year-old man from Evesham arrested on the same day as the theft was released on bail, and a 36-year-old man from Cheltenham was released under investigation.
The latest three to be arrested remain in police Custody .
Blenheim Palace was home to the 18-carat artworkThe Palace 's insurance company Fine Art Specie Adjusters said up to £100,000 for the luxurious loo's safe return.
The working toilet, entitled America, was part of an exhibition, and visitors had been invited to use it.
The burglary caused "significant damage and flooding" because the toilet was plumbed into The Building , police said.
You may also like:The 18Th Century stately home in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, is a World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill .
, Edward Spencer-Churchill - half-brother of the current Duke of Marlborough - said he was relaxed about security for the artwork.
"It's not going to be the easiest thing to nick," he said.
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Source of news: bbc.com
