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{{about|the British mansion|Benjamin Chew's mansion in Germantown, Pennsylvania|Cliveden (Benjamin Chew House)}}
[[Image:Cliveden-2382.jpg|thumb|400px|View looking north from the Ring in the Parterre showing Terrace Pavilion and Clock Tower to the left with Lower Terrace and Borghese Balustrade below]]

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Orkney's contributions to the gardens can still be seen  today, most notably the Octagon Temple and the Blenheim Pavilion, both designed by the Venetian architect [[Giacomo Leoni]]. The landscape designer [[Charles Bridgeman]] was also commissioned to devise woodland walks and carve a rustic turf [[amphitheatre]] out of the cliff-side.

[[Image:Frederick, Prince of Wales, and his sisters by Philip Mercier.jpg|
upright|thumb|leftthumb|Frederick, Prince of Wales with his sisters at Kew, c.1733. A copy of the painting hangs at Cliveden.]]

===Frederick, Prince of Wales===
Between 1737 and 1751 the estate was leased to [[Frederick, Prince of Wales]] by Orkney's heirs after his death. Frederick was the son of [[George II of Great Britain|George II]] and the father of [[George III]]. After falling out with his father, Frederick used Cliveden to enable him to withdraw from life at the royal court. At Cliveden he established a family home(contracted; show full)[[Category:Historic house museums in Buckinghamshire]]

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