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This stone mansion is located on the Rublevo-Uspensky highway in Russia. The main house features 10,000 square feet of living space with 9 bedrooms. There is also a 2 bedroom guest house with indoor swimming pool and gym. The property also features walking pat… (View original article)

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The Rock sells his rockin’ 9,000-square-foot mansion | Omg Now – Yahoo! OMG! CA


Dwayne Johnson (Steve Granitz/WireImage)

Nothing will make you want to quit your job, become a professional wrestler, and then quit wrestling to becoming a major motion picture star more than seeing the 9,153-square-foot home Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson just sold for nearly $5 million. (Reports say he indeed got close to his $4.9 million asking price.)

[Related: Why Dwayne Johnson’s Tentpole ‘G.I. Joe 2’ Was Moved to 2013]

The six-bedroom, seven-bath sprawling mansion i… (View original article)

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The BGR Show: Episode 1 — Crestron automation in a $55mm mansion

This is the first episode of The BGR Show, and we’re trying to do something different. We’re trying to change the game. Honestly, tech shows suck. They’re typically way too geeky and often boring. The BGR Show is about focusing on aspects of technology that appeal to a wider range of people. You, your friends, your family members, everyone. Yes, it’s about products too — we have an amazing in-depth look at the Samsung Galaxy S III that will run next week &mdas… (View original article)

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Inside flamboyant fashion icon Bijan Pakzad¿s Beverly Hills mansion | Mail Online

12 bathrooms and a 24-car garage… Inside the extravagant Beverly Hills mansion of late Iranian fashion designer Bijan Pakzad

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Olivia Fleming

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17:10 EST, 6 June 2012
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UPDATED:
07:00 EST, 7 June 2012

The Beverly Hills home of flamboyant fashion mogul Bijan Pakzad, who died last year, is being put on the market for $12million.

Known as ‘Bijan,’ the Iranian menswear designer was famous for his exclusive Beverly Hills boutique, ‘the … (View original article)

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Dunedin commission scheduled to discuss unfinished waterfront mansion – Tampa Bay Times


DUNEDIN — That unfinished shell of a mansion on Dunedin’s waterfront is up for discussion at tonight’s City Commission meeting.

City leaders will debate whether to assume authority over new construction plans for 570 Edgewater Drive — as the public wants — or to leave the task up to the city’s building official.

Originally intended as a developer’s dream mansion, construction stopped after a bank foreclosed on the property in 2009.

That has resulte… (View original article)

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Paris en Deux: The Sceaux Estate: castle, museum and gorgeous gardens

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I Collect Castles.com

This beautiful estate is really not far from Paris so there’s definitely no excuse for living here and not visiting. The castle is not among the most impressive ones, but the gardens are absolutely gorgeous, as you can see in the above image.

We had a really cozy

picnic in the gardens, with a beautiful view, facing the castle.

How to get there by public transportation:

– RER B from Paris to

Bourg-la-R… (View original article)

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Paris en Deux: Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg: an Alsatian chef-d’oeuvre

High on a rock, overlooking the Rhine Valley, the pink sandstone fortress is a magical place.We got to visit this beautiful medieval castle during a 2 and a half day trip to

Alsace, France.

This is how we made the most of our Alsatian visit:

Day 1: Paris > Strasbourg

We spent the first day in Strasbourg. Make sure to see the Grand Ile (the Cathedral Dome is worth going up the few hundred steps) and the Petite France
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Camelback Mountain castle sells for $1.45 mil

by Peter Corbett – Jun. 1, 2012 04:51 PM

The Republic | azcentral.com

A Camelback Mountain castle that has been a financial nightmare for its owners has sold for $1.45 million.

Robert Pazderka bought the 7,900-square-foot Copenhaver Castle on the southwestern flank of the mountain and expects to spend $3 million to $5 million renovating the unusual stone fortress with its secret passages, dungeon and a spa the size of a moat in the living room.

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Cohasset estate and related properties back on the market, for a reduced price of $45 million | Mass. Market


The Oaks mansion property on Margin Street in Cohasset is back on the market. (AP photos)

While the Boston area’s housing market may finally be stabilizing, we’re still seeing plenty of examples of home sellers reducing their asking price. But you would be hard-pressed to find someone who is shaving a cool $10 million off the top.

Even with the reduction of that magnitude, there will still be a small universe of buyers who will be able to pony up for this… (View original article)

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Historic Columbia unveils new ‘old’ gardens – Local / Metro – TheState.com

Just off Blanding Street in downtown Columbia is a new garden filled with plants designed to give visitors a glimpse into the past.

“This is an historical property,” said David Simpson, director of grounds for the Historic Columbia Foundation. “So we wanted to link back to that history whenever we could.”

Once a “nondescript, forgettable” grassy area, the space just to the side of the Robert Mills House has been transformed into a formal… (View original article)

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