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Plas Mawr (English: Great Hall) is an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales, dating from the 16th century. The property was built by Robert Wynn, a member of the local gentry, following his marriage to his first wife, Dorothy Griffith. Plas Mawr occupied a plot of land off Conwy's High Street and was constructed in three phases between 1576 and 1585 at a total cost of around £800. Wynn was known for his hospitality, and the household was supported by Wynn's local dairy herds, orchards and gardens. On his death he laid out complex instructions for dividing his estate; the resulting law-case took years to resolve, effectively preventing the redevelopment of the house and preserving it in its original condition.

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  • Plas Mawr (walisisch für Großer Palast) ist ein Stadthaus aus dem elisabethanischen Zeitalter im Ort Conwy in Wales. Plas Mawr wurde zwischen 1576 und 1585 von Robert Wynn errichtet und zählt im Vereinigten Königreich gemäß der Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest nach Grade I zu den Bauwerken von außerordentlicher, teilweise internationaler Bedeutung. (de)
  • Plas Mawr (English: Great Hall) is an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales, dating from the 16th century. The property was built by Robert Wynn, a member of the local gentry, following his marriage to his first wife, Dorothy Griffith. Plas Mawr occupied a plot of land off Conwy's High Street and was constructed in three phases between 1576 and 1585 at a total cost of around £800. Wynn was known for his hospitality, and the household was supported by Wynn's local dairy herds, orchards and gardens. On his death he laid out complex instructions for dividing his estate; the resulting law-case took years to resolve, effectively preventing the redevelopment of the house and preserving it in its original condition. After 1683 Plas Mawr passed into the hands of the Mostyn family and ceased to be used as a family home. It was rented out for various purposes during the 18th and 19th centuries, including for use as a school, cheap lodgings and finally as the headquarters of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. In the 20th century the house became increasingly well known for its preserved Elizabethan architecture, but the costs of maintenance grew considerably and its condition deteriorated. The Welsh heritage agency Cadw took over the management of the property in 1993 and carried out an extensive, 42-month-long restoration project at a total cost of £3.3 million. With many of its rooms redecorated to resemble their condition in 1665, and replanted Renaissance gardens, it is now run as a tourist attraction. Architecturally, Plas Mawr is almost unchanged from the 16th century, and the historian Rick Turner considers the house to be "the finest surviving town house of the Elizabethan era". Plas Mawr shows a blend of continental Renaissance and local North Wales influences, with an innovative floor-plan and architectural detailing. The house still retains much of its original plasterwork, which incorporates symbols, badges and heraldry, which the historian Peter Smith has described as "the most perfect and the most complete memorial to Elizabethan Wales." The architecture of the house influenced other contemporary projects in North Wales, and was later copied during the 19th and 20th centuries in buildings around the town of Conwy, including the local police station and nearby hotel. (en)
  • Plas Mawr (wal.; ang. Great Hall) – okazała XVI-wieczna rezydencja w Conwy, zbudowana na zlecenie wpływowego walijskiego kupca, Roberta Wynna. Klejnot architektoniczny, najwybitniejszy zachowany budynek miejski epoki elżbietańskiej na terenie Wielkiej Brytanii. Jego oryginalne wyposażenie pochodzi z 1665 roku. Plas Mawr 23 września 1950 roku został wpisany na listę Zabytków Walii pod nr 3634 z zaliczeniem do klasy I (grade I) z uwagi na to, że jest najbardziej kompletnym, obszernym domem miejskim epoki elżbietańskiej, wyjątkowym ze względu na stan zachowania oraz sztukaterię wewnątrz, mającą znaczenie ogólnonarodowe. (pl)
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  • The gatehouse of Plas Mawr, showing its characteristic Renaissance crow-stepped gables, pedimented windows and heraldry (en)
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  • Central tower and view from the tower onto the lower terrace, upper courtyard and the north wing (en)
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  • Plas Mawr (walisisch für Großer Palast) ist ein Stadthaus aus dem elisabethanischen Zeitalter im Ort Conwy in Wales. Plas Mawr wurde zwischen 1576 und 1585 von Robert Wynn errichtet und zählt im Vereinigten Königreich gemäß der Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest nach Grade I zu den Bauwerken von außerordentlicher, teilweise internationaler Bedeutung. (de)
  • Plas Mawr (English: Great Hall) is an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales, dating from the 16th century. The property was built by Robert Wynn, a member of the local gentry, following his marriage to his first wife, Dorothy Griffith. Plas Mawr occupied a plot of land off Conwy's High Street and was constructed in three phases between 1576 and 1585 at a total cost of around £800. Wynn was known for his hospitality, and the household was supported by Wynn's local dairy herds, orchards and gardens. On his death he laid out complex instructions for dividing his estate; the resulting law-case took years to resolve, effectively preventing the redevelopment of the house and preserving it in its original condition. (en)
  • Plas Mawr (wal.; ang. Great Hall) – okazała XVI-wieczna rezydencja w Conwy, zbudowana na zlecenie wpływowego walijskiego kupca, Roberta Wynna. Klejnot architektoniczny, najwybitniejszy zachowany budynek miejski epoki elżbietańskiej na terenie Wielkiej Brytanii. Jego oryginalne wyposażenie pochodzi z 1665 roku. (pl)
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