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The reasons why singer Adam Levine and his supermodel wife Behati Prinsloo changed their minds on where they’ll live might not be clear, but looking at the profit they’ll make from the decision, they’re making an excellent choice.
When the power couple isn’t ruling the runway or music industry, they’re making a killing in the real estate market.
According to Trulia, Levine purchased the Beverly Hills, California home back in 2012 for $4.83 and is now listing it for a wh… (View original article)
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A massive mansion in San Francisco’s ritzy Pacific Heights neighborhood is now the most expensive home for sale in the city at $28.5 million.
The Italian-style villa at 2820 Scott Street was built in 1904 and has since been fully renovated with “exquisite architectural detailing,” according to its online listing on Zillow.
Described as a “magnificent” 14,000-square foot mansion, the home has panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts, Alcatraz and Angel I… (View original article)
Thomas Coleman and George Ware Fulton founded one of the great ranches of South Texas, the Coleman Fulton Pasture Company. Coleman and Fulton became rivals for control of the company.
Fulton, who made his fortune from beef packing plants, built a mansion he called Oakhurst. We know it today as the Fulton Mansion. Among the guests at the housewarming party in 1877 were Thomas Coleman and his wife. On the way home Mrs. Coleman complained to her husband, “If she can have one (mean… (View original article)
A two-storey dilapidated building covered in moss and weeds is losing a war against age and is now barely a testimony to its rich historic past in a remote village of Rangunia upazila.
About two centuries old and built during the colonial era, the crumbling structure was once the palace of a Chakma king, even though it is located in the plains of Razanagar union, almost 33 kilometres away from incumbent Chakma King Debasish Roy’s residence in Sadar upazila of Rangamati.
The p… (View original article)
Based on the gate count, Bangkok’s Grand Palace draws 8 million visitors a year making it the eighth most visited attraction in Asia and 40th in the magazine’s world’s top 50 list.”A listing among the World’s 50 Most Visited Tourist Attractions illustrates how Bangkok’s iconic Grand Palace continues to inspire and appeal to international visitors,” said Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor Yuthasak Supasorn.
Bangkok’s Grand Palace was built in 1782. The iconic, riverfront palace… (View original article)
Kerman is the third largest largest province in Iran. Its northeast takes in much of the Dasht-e-Lut desert, and most of the province is largely steppe or sandy desert, though there are some oases where dates, citrus fruits, pistachios and cereals are cultivated.
Kerman has a long and turbulent history, and it has only for short spells enjoyed peace and prosperity at the same time. Believed to have been founded in the early 3rd century AD by Ardashir I, the founder of the Sassanian … (View original article)
In addition to the vibrations from the Vesuvius light railway commuter trains, which ferry tourists to Pompeii from Naples, the protective structure around the villa, built in armoured cement, wood and steel 50 years ago is threatened by its own weight and water ingress.
The alarm about the Villa’s security first was raised four years ago when a heavy wooden beam in the roof covering its colonnaded interior courtyard collapsed, leading many rooms to be closed at the time.
“We… (View original article)
A 1969 Dodge Charger will whisk visitors at one of the region’s biggest car rallies back to the days of Hazzard County.
The iconic General Lee leapt onto our TV screens in the late 1970s and 1980s with a starring role in American television series The Dukes of Hazzard.
The car will be appearing at The Yorkshire Post Motor Show and Classic Car Rally at Castle Howard on Father’s Day.
Stephen Mead bought his own version of the car – which may well have been … (View original article)
Wait for the rain to stop, and head for the open road!
If you’re planning a day out this summer, here are nice great outdoor parks to visit.
From finding a space to relax or go for a stroll to looking around a grand stately home or estate, there are several spectacular places on our doorstep.
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Here, we take a look at some of the parks and gardens open to the public in our area a… (View original article)