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The cast of the Madness of George III visited Kew Palace for research
8:00am Saturday 3rd September 2011
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The cast of the Madness of George III, which will open at Richmond Theatre on Monday, September 5, toured Kew Palace as part of their research for the play.
George III developed a love for Kew as a boy and was later kept at the palace as he suffered from “insanity&… (View original article)
Angels reside in the Yaddo Mansion.
The cherubs bust out of darkened oak furniture, and the stone and marble in the palatial home, which was built by Wall Street baron Spencer Trask and turned into an artist residency by his wife, Katrina Trask, a poet and playwright.
“We think that it’s a theme because of their four children who died at childhood,” Yaddo’s spokeswoman Lesley Leduc said.
Yaddo, a writer’s and artist’s retre… (View original article)
Posted: Friday, September 2, 2011 3:37 pm
The Doheny Mansion at Mount St. Mary’s College, the former
estate of early-1900s oil baron Edward L. Doheny, is slated to
re-open for public tours on Sept. 10.
Two years ago, the college began the first extensive restoration
of the home in 70 years. Visitors will be able to see this
continuing work up close. The first phase of exterior renovations,
which have been completed, included reinforcement of the roof of
the… (View original article)
Beijing: The Chinese government has barred any kind of commercial activity at the country`s historical sites as a measure to prevent any threat to the safety of cultural relics.The regulation came after a nationwide investigation into luxury clubs run by public museums and other cultural heritage institutions.
The public voiced fierce criticism, following the discovery of an exclusive club in the Forbidden City`s Jianfu Palace, where membership is reported to cost 1… (View original article)
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The site of the Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como has been the home of medieval nuns, Jesuit priests, and Caroline of Brunswick, the scandalous Princess of Wales.
Count Domenico Pino, the former Napoleonic general who used to reside here, spent much of his time in a fake fortress constr… (View original article)
September 2, 2011, 3:00 pm
Big Deal | Sold for $36,500,000
By SARAH KERSHAW
Selling for $36.5 million, the Harkness Mansion, the Upper East Side town house that broke records when it sold for $53 million in 2006, was the highest sale of the week, according to city property records.
The buyer of the mansion at 4 East 75th Street, which is 50 feet wide and has 21,700 square feet of space, was
Larry Gagosian, whose contemporary and modern ar… (View original article)
Friday, September 2, 2011, by Sara Polsky
Has the $90 million mansion at 4 East 80th Street found a renter? Or has it just decided to focus on potential buyers instead? We’re not sure, but as of yesterday, the rental listing appears to be off the market. The place recently saw a 21 percent RentChop, from $210,000/month to $165,000/month. Perhaps the price was finally right for that 50-person dining room.
· 4 East 80th Street #TH [Street… (View original article)
Traffic slows and heads turn at the corner of 12th Street and Cowgill Avenue in historic Fairhaven. An ornate, Victorian-style mansion there commands attention, not just for its size and detail, its turret and its balconies, but also for the lush window flower boxes in spring and the whimsical decorations come Christmas time.
Purchased by Kitty and Terry Todd in 1990, the 7,000-square-foot home was still unfinished on the upper floors. Longtime Fairhaven preservationist Ken Imus … (View original article)
When William Morris embarked on his Arts and Crafts crusade against
mechanisation in the 19th century, it was to the Cotswolds that he came for
inspiration.
Look out from the heights of Belas Knap, one of the best-preserved Neolithic
burial chambers in Britain, on a ridge above Winchcombe and the Cotswold
Way, and you will see why. The views across the Wolds are breathtaking and
overlook historic Sudeley Castle.
Sudeley was a favourite retreat of the Tudor an… (View original article)
Lose yourself in this romantic moated manor house, described by historian
David Starkey as “one of the most beautiful and interesting of English
country houses”. Built nearly 700 years ago, this house has been owned by
knights, courtiers to Henry VIII and high-society Victorians.
Highlights include the picturesque courtyard, Great Hall, crypt, Tudor painted
ceiling, Grade I listed dog kennel and the private apartments of Charles
Henry Robinson, who … (View original article)