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Conrad Black’s Bridle Path mansion has been sold, but the former media baron said he isn’t going anywhere.
Last week a secretive auction to sell the 6.6-acre property was called off before it even began because of a pre-emptive bid and on Tuesday Black confirmed that his home at 26 Park Lane Circle had, indeed, been sold.
“It’s a sale and lease-back with a possible buy-back, all on a reasonable basis,” he wrote to the Star in an email. “I expect we shall … (View original article)
Though there’s been debate in the past on whether or not the famed Bran Castle is in fact the actual castle that Dracula was based around, one thing is for certain: If we were Romanian royalty with a sweet tooth for blood of the innocent, we’d definitely be choosing to live here.
In fact, we’d realistically like to live here as a 21st century humans. And now it’s possible, as the estate is on the market for the cheap and affordable price of $66M.
SEE ALSO: You can live in… (View original article)
WASHINGTON — It was a 19th Century dream home, a speak-easy, a bachelor pad and a then an empty house filled with termites and critters. But now, Baltzley Castle is a 21st restoration dream and it’s for sale.
According to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the historic mansion was listed Friday for $4.4 million.
Situated on Mohican Drive overlooking the Potomac River in Glen Echo, the castle was built in 1890 by twin brothers Edward and Edwin Baltzley. The builders sou… (View original article)
Treasures from Palace of Versailles to go on display at National Gallery
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March 15, 2016 12:48:25
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has announced a major exhibition that will see a collection from the Palace of Versailles in France brought to Canberra.
The Gallery is working with the palace and the French Government to bring a collection of works to Australia which it says has never been exhibited outside of France.
“We are thrilled… (View original article)
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16:10 EST, 29 February 2016
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20:09 EST, 29 February 2016
Ronald Kessler, a former Washington Post and Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, is the author of The Season: Inside Palm Beach and America’s Richest Society and The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents.
If you want to know how Donald Trump would operate as president, take a look at his Palm Beach jewel Mar-a-Lago.
The job of … (View original article)
Billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hosted an event at his lavish Mar-a-Lago club on Super Tuesday, giving the part-time Palm Beach resident a chance to put on display his historic estate — which some credit him with saving.
Mar-a-Lago was built by cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and opened for the 1927 winter season with 58 bedrooms and 33 bathrooms. It’s name means “sea to lake,” signifying the property’s position stretching between the Atlantic Oc… (View original article)
How bad can it be waking up in 500-thread-count sheets in a secluded villa at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s private club in Palm Beach? Bad. Pit in your stomach, queasy, sleeping with the enemy bad.“How did this happen?” asked my husband, James.How indeed. A year earlier, we had agreed that James would perform at a benefit in Palm Beach for a leading Boston cancer research hospital. February in Florida, we thought. President’s Day weekend—the kids could come. A no-brainer. One of the organizers … (View original article)
The Palace Built By a Postman, Using Stones From His Route
by Jenny Morrill
The Palais Idéal in Hauterives, France is a unique structure. It is made entirely out of stones that postman Ferdinand Cheval collected on his mail route.
One night, Cheval dreamed about building a palace. He thought nothing of this dream for years, until one day in the spring of 1879, when his foot caught on an unusual-looking rock during his p… (View original article)
Aurélie Bertin – Atelier fleurs
Château des Demoiselles offered on March 3, 2016 an evening “hippie chic” for the launch of the new Rosé “Love by Roseline”. Château des Demoiselles is a gorgeous vineyard located in La Motte in the Var between Saint Tropez and the Gorges du Verdon, in the heart of the Provençal terroir the writer Jean Giono and the poet Frédéric Mistral loved so much. The estate masters the art of cultivating the vines but also to receive and create the even… (View original article)
A DROITWICH man whose triumphant win at the final Chateau Impney Hill Climb was never recorded will attempt to win back his title this year.
David West drove to victory the last Hagley and District Light Car Club sprint event in 1967, but his win wasn’t recorded properly as he had stepped in for another driver – Fred Jones – on the day.
Despite his 28.49-second win, it was Mr Jones’ name that was added to the Chateau Impney records and with no further events held for… (View original article)