In one sense TG I can understand what you are saying, whilst I am very proud of our heritage with the various stately homes and other buildings we have here, they wouldn't be my choice of a day out, I only go if the company I am with at the time invites me, as I find most of them boring but that's just me, there are plenty in this country that really enjoy that type of day out, to traipse round stately homes.
The grounds and gardens of stately homes and buildings are a different matter, they are usually very much to be admired with the layout and various trees and plants.
That place looks downright gaudy and you could nearly go blind going down that hallway. :confusion: Don't get that tub, either, but I bet the grounds are gorgeous.
They didn't do 'relaxed and cozy' back then did they? It was all for show and that's all I find of interest about them. The skill of the artisans that we simply don't see or could afford these days. We don't have anything approaching that scale here so it's something different for us.
I would rather live in a bark hut than one of them but do like to look.