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Apr 18, 2016 Bates mansion on the Met roof
Christina Tkacik
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The Baltimore Sun
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#PsychoBarn, a large-scale sculpture by British artist Cornelia Parker and inspired in part by Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film “Psycho,” opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art today.
A large-scale sculpture by British artist Cornelia Parker, inspired by the paintin… (View original article)
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He was one of the world’s greatest musicians.
And while the late David Bowie was known for many things, less well known was his love affair with the Caribbean island of Mustique in the Grenadines, where he built the Balinese-style Mandalay.
And now you can rent it.
The home, built in 1989 in collaboration with architects Arne Hasslqvist and Robert Litwiller, contains all of the fixtures and styling from Bowie’s ownership.
The property is set on 6.2 acres and … (View original article)
An historic villa in Panama is headed to the auction block.
Finca La Pagoda, a 34-acre retreat that has played host to various Panamanian presidents and foreign political leaders, is being listed with Platinum Luxury Auctions for an auction on Saturday.
The property, which is located at 3,500 feet, is set above the city of David in Panama’s Chriqui province.
The property includes 6,716 square feet of space, including 4,976 square feet of interior space, along with fo… (View original article)
He said the Avebury grounds have gone through many stages in their 500-year history and said they are treating the death of the box hedges as “just another phase”.
“This is very sad news because it means that we will have to, eventually, replace most of the box in the garden,” he said.
“One of the first things we have done is remove and burn the box from the Monks Garden.
“We’ve put in new timber edges to the paths and are replanting the garden with a colourful annual… (View original article)
David Robbins
Published 10/04/2016 | 02:30
The townland of Park in Wexford town is a fascinating place. The road which runs through it is lined with grand houses, each on six- or seven-acre plots. The area is actually part of Wexford town – it’s a 1.5km walk to the main street – but feels like deepest countryside. Houses don’t come up for sale in Park; they quietly pass from one generation to the next.
Until now, that is.
Park House, a fine, i… (View original article)
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EAST WHITELAND TWP., Pa. (WPVI) —
A Chester County mansion built in the 19th century, that until now has survived falling to the suburban sprawl surrounding it, is going up for auction next week.The 6,522 square foot Swiss Gothic style home known as Loch Aerie, which sits on a two acre plot of land at 700 Lancaster Pike in East Whiteland Twp., hits the block at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The minimum bid for the expansive property is $250,000.
The website for auction hous… (View original article)
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It’s a classic fixer-upper — native stone siding, ample acreage, an unfinished dungeon.
It also has a host of upgrades: exposed beams, vaulted ceilings, stained-glass windows, restored battlements.
My new friend Sonja Bergin owns such an abode. She should produce a do-it-yourself television show and call it “This Old Castle.”
Bergin, 51, a medic… (View original article)
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A university student has produced a stunning digital reconstruction of how a famous ruined castle would have looked if it hadn’t been destroyed almost 400 years ago.
Ciprian Selegean’s footage of Corfe Castle in Dorset is so realistic it looks as if someone has filmed the medieval hilltop fortress in its prime today.
The 22-year-old used computer animation technology to digitally rebuild … (View original article)