Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Boston | Wedding Receptions, Meetings, Fundraising, Event Venue
The Vintage Ballroom boasts soaring ceilings, captivating royal Tudor architecture, vintage chandeliers, silk champagne draperies and dramatic windows. This is the preeminent Boston ballroom for wedding receptions, bar & bat mitzvahs, corporate meetings, holiday parties, fund-raising galas, film and fashion events. CAPACITY: 400 GUESTS FOR RECEPTION 250 GUESTS FOR DINNER HIGHLIGHTS: – original Tudor architecture … Continue reading
Argyll News: Wonder what’s inside Inveraray Castle? | For Argyll
This Sunday – 13th May 2012, between 10.00 and 17.00 – Inveraray Castle, seat of the Chief of Clan Campbell, the Dukes of Argyll – is hosting an Open Day for locals. Admission will be free and there will also be a 20% discount in the Castle Tearoom and in the Castle Gift Shop. The … Continue reading
Watertown Daily Times | Boldt Castle to reopen Saturday for 2012 season
ALEXANDRIA BAY — Opening Saturday for its 2012 season, Boldt Castle will present a short movie created by a California producer to complement its new theater. Shane K. Sanford, director of the Boldt facilities, said the theater on the castle’s second floor boasts a surround-sound system paired with a high-definition screen that will be showing … Continue reading
Mansion in May: Glynallyn Castle, transformed by local designers, is on view – New Jersey Hills Newspaper: Lifestyles
For the first time, the historic Glynallyn Castle in Morristown will be open to the public. Built on Morristown’s “Millionaires’ Row,†the castle will be the site of the 16th Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens. Visitors to Mansion In May 2012 will be able to tour the grand three-story Glynallyn, its dungeon and … Continue reading
Mansion Used in 1970s Porno Film Deep Throat Listed For Sale
The Miami New Times Riptide blog is reporting that the Miami, Florida mansion where scenes from the 1972 porno flick Deep Throat were filmed is currently listed for sale. The home was built in 1961 and was owned by aristocrat Baron Joseph “Sepy†De Bicske Dobronyi before he passed away in 2010. Miami New Times … Continue reading
Owners of French-style chateau in Wales slash price by £800,000 to beat ‘mansion tax’ | Mail Online
Owners of French-style chateau in Wales slash price by £800,000 to beat ‘mansion tax’ Plas Cilybebell is set two acres of gardens and boasts an indoor pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts and croquet lawnWould-be buyer balks after Chancellor George Osborne announces new levy on £2million-plus properties By Tom Gardner PUBLISHED: 15:54 EST, 9 May 2012 | … Continue reading
Buckingham Palace birdbox created to mark Diamond Jubilee – Telegraph
The metre long box took 336 hours to build and features the pillars, arches and famous balcony of the London palace. It was made by woodcare experts Cuprinol to celebrate the Queen’s 60 years on the throne. As well as providing a royal home for wildlife, the box, dubbed ‘Peckingham Palace’, will send a tweet … Continue reading
In the unsightly depths of the Palace lies the real power – Telegraph
Finally, we reached red carpet and were granted entry to the echoing State Room, where the picnic was spread out and its creator, the chef Heston Blumenthal, was available to talk to us about the Sandringham strawberry crumble’s popping topping. Even so, I was distracted: backstairs at Buckingham Palace had been so functional, so comfortless. … Continue reading
(Yonhap Feature) Experiencing Seoul’s grand palaces on foot | YONHAP NEWS
By Gregory Curley Contributing writer SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) — Those already familiar with Seoul can attest that no visit to the city is complete without a walk through at least one of its five historical palaces: Deoksugung, Gyeonghuigung, Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung or Changgyeonggung. Pummeled to near ruin during the Japanese invasion (1592-98) and colonial occupation … Continue reading
Royal Palace was Breivik’s third target : Views and News from Norway
You are here: Home / News / Royal Palace was Breivik’s third target Royal Palace was Breivik’s third target Mass murder- and terror defendant Anders Behring Breivik testified in court on Thursday that he originally planned to bomb three targets in Oslo including the Royal Palace, and then go on a shooting spree downtown until … Continue reading