Triangular house in Rushton (14 photos)
In the English county of Northamptonshire, near the village of Rushton, there is an unusual building - the Triangular House. This three-sided building appeared in the late 16th century thanks to Sir Thomas Tresham, a devout Catholic, who expressed his faith in this way. 
The number three, symbolizing the Holy Trinity, is found everywhere here: the triangular shape, three-leaf windows, three floors, as well as many dates, letters and numbers - all of them multiples of three. 
Thomas Tresham, Grand Prior of the Order of St John in England, was the eldest son of John Tresham of Rushton. His family owned extensive lands in Rushton and Lyveden, which he inherited at the age of fifteen, becoming one of the most influential Catholics of his day. 
In 1573 he became Sheriff of Northamptonshire, and in 1575 he was knighted during the Queen's visit to Kenilworth. However, his connections with the Jesuits and his refusal to convert to Protestantism made him an enemy of the authorities - Tresham was arrested more than once and imposed huge fines. It was in prison that he came up with the idea of creating a secret message glorifying his faith. 
On his release in 1593, Tresham set about building a shrine house to symbolise his suffering. The result is this small but colourful home, decorated with dates, emblems, biblical quotations, coats of arms and intricately carved gargoyles. 
Every detail here alludes to the Holy Trinity and the Catholic mass. On three walls there are three windows on each of the three floors, three pediments and even a triangular chimney decorated with trefoils - the Tresham family symbol. 
On each of the three sides of the building are engraved Latin sayings exactly 33 letters long:
"Aperiatur terra & germinet Salvatorem" - "Let the earth open and make the Savior grow" (Isaiah 45:8).
"Quis separabit nos a charitate Christi?" - "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?" (Romans 8:35).
"Consideravi opera tua, Domine, et expavi" — "I have looked at your works, O Lord, and trembled" (Habakkuk 3:2). 
Inside, the house is divided into three hexagonal rooms (one per floor), and the corner spaces form triangles. One of them has a spiral staircase, and the other two serve as tiny rooms. 
Thomas Tresham died in 1605. Shortly after his death, his son, Francis, became involved in the Gunpowder Plot, a failed attempt to assassinate King James I. Francis was executed in December 1605, just three months after his father's death. 
Some believe that it was the Treshams who inspired Dan Brown to create The Da Vinci Code - there are so many encrypted symbols and secret messages in the Triangle House. 
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