Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
KurdishGlobe- Visiting Saladin’s hometown
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 07:45 GMT Visiting Saladin’s hometown The Kurdish Globe The famed Arab leader had roots in Kurdistan The minute you leave the Pirmam town in Erbil city, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, on the left side of the main street, there is a narrow side street that goes through Armawa and Zrgos … Continue reading
Houska Castle
If a gateway to Hell did exist where would it be. Many people including ghost hunters and paranormal investigators say that Houska Castle is the place where the gateway to Hell exists. It is surrounded by sandstone mountains and their is no source of water except a bottomless well that is also supposed to be … Continue reading
David Robbins: Saux long to my dream of owning a French chateau – David Robbins, Columnists – Independent.ie
Fate had put it up to me this time. I had been dreaming about buying the Chateau de Saux in the south-west of France for years. And now it was up for sale. Viewing was by appointment only, but I didn’t need to view it. I had been gazing lovingly at it for a decade. … Continue reading
Chateau Emanuel, Eagle Rock’s Largest Estate, Relisted For $4.45 Million
Eagle Rock’s largest estate is on the market again for $4.45 million, less than a year after being listed for $5.99 million. “The Chateau,” as it is called, is set on almost three acres of land. The grounds have three guesthouses, a greenhouse, a croquet court, a football/soccer field, a fully operational restaurant, a picnic … Continue reading
A Splendid McKim, Mead, and White Castle Gets A Touch Up – On the Market – Curbed National
Wednesday, July 20, 2011, by Rob Bear In Sands Point, N.Y., one of the many “inspirations” for The Great Gatsby, the vaunted architecture firm of McKim, Mead, and White designed this imposing French Norman masterpiece in 1927. Over the years, the place had descended into a measure of disrepair, with wood-framed screens obstructing the view … Continue reading
Great Gatsby Mansion Beaten Ceaselessly Into The Ground – Demolition – Curbed National
Monday, April 18, 2011, by Rob Bear On Saturday, a Long Island developer made good on his promise to demolish Land’s End, the Gold Coast estate said to have inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. CBS News was there to catch the gruesome act on camera and interviewed owner and developer Bert Brodsky, who … Continue reading
Nic Cage’s Baby Momma’s Foreclosed Hancock Park Mansion Goes on the Block | The Realtor
SELLER: Citibank (formerly owned by Nic Cage) Place: Los Angeles, CA Value: $ 2,782,500 SIZE: 6,312 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms Your Mama understands really nicely that several of the young children can not bear another spilled believed or diatribe about the seemingly ceaseless actual estate woes of financially embattled Oscar winner Nic Cage. … Continue reading
Luxury home: Mansion on the Potomac with 6-boat dock – Washington Times
If you long to gaze daily on the view enjoyed by visitors to Mount Vernon, you may want to consider owning the spectacular home at 7808 Southdown Road just south of Alexandria. This classic Colonial-style mansion, built in 2006 by Bart Boucher, rests on two-thirds of an acre overlooking the Potomac River. Though Old Town … Continue reading
Group Looks To Sell Mansion To Aid Local Charity – San Diego News Story – KGTV San Diego
Group Looks To Sell Mansion To Aid Local CharityPortion Of Profits From Sale Of La Jolla Mansion Will Help Passion 4 K.I.D.S., Company SaysPOSTED: 8:21 pm PDT July 21, 2011UPDATED: 1:22 pm PDT July 22, 2011SAN DIEGO — A local charity looking to find a new home for toddler Izaiah Wallis and his family could … Continue reading
Ted Kennedy’s Kalorama mansion sells for $6.5 million – The Reliable Source – The Washington Post
The Kennedy home in Kalorama. (Larry Morris/ Getty Images) We’re sorry. You waited too long to make an offer, and Ted Kennedy’s Kalorama mansion is gone — sold, for $6.5 million, to the Republic of Gabon. The senator’s widow, Vicki Kennedy, quietly shopped the stately columned house for several months before officially putting it on … Continue reading