Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
A $16 Million Westchester Lake House With Golf Greens, Illegal Beach – Bloomberg
Mark Mosello, an outdoor lighting designer whose business, Design Lighting by Marks has lit the estates of financiers like Sanford Weill and Jamie Dimon, is selling a mansion of his own. The six bedroom, eight-bath house is on offer for $15,985,000. The original house was built in 1928, and significantly enlarged by the present owner. Source: Douglas Elliman … Continue reading
The Bucket List: 8 Magnificent U.S. Mansions to Tour :: Travel :: Galleries :: Paste
The U.S. may not have the fairytale castles common throughout parts of Europe, but we do have some stately mansions that can be just as impressive. Occupied by names like Rockefeller, Versace and Vanderbilt, the eight estates in this gallery were once home to some of our country’s most prominent businessmen, a world-class fashion designer … Continue reading
Kabul’s Ruined Palace to Get a New Life – NBC News
Jun 8 2016, 3:55 pm ET Kabul’s Ruined Palace to Get a New Life After decades of fighting left this European-style palace abandoned in Afghanistan, there are new talks of restoration. 11 Photos (View original article)
‘Poor art’ pioneer Michelangelo Pistoletto set for Bleinheim Palace show | Art and design | The Guardian
An Italian artist acclaimed as a founding father of 1960s Arte Povera – the “poor art” movement that only used worthless everyday materials – will be next to colonise the stupendously grand halls of Blenheim Palace. Michelangel Pistoletto at Blenheim Palace. Photograph: Edd Horder Michelangelo Pistoletto, whose career was celebrated in recent solo exhibitions at … Continue reading
From mansion, to frat house, to foreclosure
A mansion in the Concordia neighborhood was once home to a notorious Milwaukee criminal. And today it’s for sale. Keep scrolling to hear the story. Look around the Concordia neighborhood, and you’ll see no shortage of beautiful and historic homes. That’s because that section of Milwaukee was originally home to some of the wealthiest bankers, brewers and … Continue reading
Euro 2016: They’ve got a View to a Kill: England football squad’s £500-a-night luxury retreat in Chantilly overlooks a Bond lair | Daily Mail Online
Published: 11:44 EST, 7 June 2016 | Updated: 11:54 EST, 7 June 2016 Let’s hope their football skills are as lethal as this Bond lair on Saturday night. The England football team touched down in Chantilly, France, this week ahead of their first Euro 2016 game against Russia, which is just four days away. And the … Continue reading
Lisa’s Eye on Tokyo: AKASAKA–A smorgasbord of deities and tasty delights：The Asahi Shimbun
The meaning of “mitsuke” as in Akasaka-Mitsuke (as well as Yotsuya-Mitsuke and others) is a fort gate established to guard a castle. Along such gates are watchtowers to make sure “undesirables” do not get too close, and that’s why the kanji “mi” (watch) is used. So Akasaka, to a person in the Edo Period (1603-1867), … Continue reading
Travel: A stroll through Provence – Milton Keynes Citizen
The French medieval city of Avignon is located in the south-eastern region of Provence on the banks of the River Rhone and is surrounded by 800-year-old ramparts that once protected it. There is no escaping the mystery of its historic centre and with Ramblers Worldwide Holidays have just launched their new brochure, jam-packed with new … Continue reading
Plans revealed to turn Swansea’s Castle Square into a City Park – Wales Online
Castle Square in the centre of Swansea could soon be transformed into a “city park”. A Swansea council spokesman said: “Nestled between the city’s historic castle and Swansea’s main shopping streets, Castle Square will have a key role as an iconic area right at the heart of a regenerated city centre.” Swansea council leader Rob … Continue reading
Mercedes AMG performance day at Bovey Castle | Plymouth Herald
Comments (0) Recently Mercedes South West hosted an exclusive AMG performance day for its customers at the wonderful Bovey Castle, on Dartmoor. With just the odd cotton wool cloud in the sky, the weather was perfect to test the AMG range over the scenic roads of Dartmoor, from Bovey Castle to Postbridge. Available to drive under … Continue reading