Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Idlewild to open new Enchanted Castle in Story Book Forest | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Idlewild amusement park in Ligonier has a castle once more. The Enchanted Castle, which cost $500,000 to build, marks Idlewild’s 60th anniversary this summer and will be home to a new Story Book Forest character, Princess Lily. Standing two stories tall, with walls that are pinkish in tone, the Enchanted Castle is the largest structure … Continue reading
Is this playground mansion a private Wacky Warehouse for millionaires? – Manchester Evening News
Have they finally built a private Wacky Warehouse for millionaires? Parents will know all too well the stress of taking their children to the playground, with its often chaotic atmosphere. Well, we may have found the solution – a playground in your own home. From the outside, this modern Georgian-style home, set back on a … Continue reading
A 2-in-1 mansion belonging to a former World Bank vice president is back on the market for $8 million
A 2-in-1 mansion belonging to a former World Bank vice president is back on the market for $8 million May 21, 2016 10:00AM By Business Insider A Washington, DC, mansion belonging to Moeen Qureshi — former interim Prime Minister of Pakistan and a former vice president of the World Bank — is back on the … Continue reading
Woolworth Building | NYC Law Department | 233 Broadway
NYC Law rules in favor of Woolworth Building for new digs Department’s tort division agrees to take 32K sf at iconic skyscraper February 16, 2016 06:30PM By Rey Mashayekhi and Will Parker The Woolworth Building (credit: rollingrck via Flickr) The New York City Law Department is slated to take 32,000 square feet of office space … Continue reading
The Palais Stoclet Seduces | Architect Magazine | Architecture, Dining Room, Aaron Betsky, Netherlands Architecture Institute
I should hate the Palais Stoclet, the house Josef Hoffmann designed in 1905 for the Belgian Banker Adolphe Stoclet in Brussels. From the street, it presents a gray façade hiding behind hedges, its windows seeming to begrudge any view either way. Inside, its beauty comes from a combination of geometry that is so present you … Continue reading
Le bourgmestre de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre veut que le Palais Stoclet ouvre ses portes au public
C’est une démarche inédite: le bourgmestre de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Benoît Cerexhe (cdH) vient d’envoyer un courrier officiel aux héritiers Stoclet afin d’organiser une réunion sur le devenir du Palais Stoclet. Ce chef d’œuvre Art nouveau sis avenue de Tervueren, sur le territoire de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre justement, est inoccupé depuis le décès de la baronne Anny Stoclet. C’était … Continue reading
La villa Cavrois: un palais Stoclet moderniste (photos) – La Libre.be
Arts visuels C’est un extraordinaire bâtiment, d’une beauté et d’une modernité soufflantes, que le grand public pourra enfin découvrir à partir du 13 juin. La restauration de la villa Cavrois a duré 14 ans et coûté à l’Etat français 23 millions d’euros, mais le résultat est splendide et a été dévoilé mardi à la presse. … Continue reading
Inside Dior Parfums’ Intimate Gala at Christian Dior’s French Chateau – Pret-a-Reporter
The extravagant event revealed a historic renovation of Christian Dior’s stunning estate in the French countryside. There’s no shortage of historic villas, stunning estates or extravagant residences in the South of France, but only the Château de la Colle Noire can trace a lineage directly back to Christian Dior. Dior had big, beautiful dreams for … Continue reading
Château de La Redorte to open its doors later this month
Château de La Redorte to open its doors later this month Details Category: Hotel Created on Friday, 20 May 2016 13:30 With prices starting at just €119 (£94) per night for a one-bedroom Classic Suite to €299 (£235) for a Pool Villa, the château is perfect for couples, families or groups who want to experience … Continue reading
Museum Watch: Musée Condé at the Chateau de Chantilly
What to do if you find yourself marooned in Twickenham at the age of 26, in exile from the home you had inherited when you were eight, and you are the son of a king during a republican revolution? If your name is Henri d’Orléans, duc d’Aumale, you build an art collection. Between 1848 and 1870 he recruited the … Continue reading