Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
El Warwick Castle de Inglaterra presenta la nueva atracción War of the Roses
(Logo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/453701/Warwick_Castle_Logo.jpg ) (Photo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/453700/Warwick_Castle_East_Front.jpg ) Puede disfrutar de un breve descanso temático de Wars of the Roses, ideal para todas las edades, incluyendo las vistas exclusivas de Wars of the Roses Live y poder pasar una estancia nocturna en la orilla con temática medieval de Woodland Lodge en el nuevo Knight’s Village, … Continue reading
Why You Should Include Slovenia In Your Travel Bucket List : Video : TravelersToday
A castle perched on an inlet in the middle of Lake Bled in Slovenia. (Photo: Rick Steves Europe/Youtube/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lwh902bb9Y) Europe is a marvelous place to travel. France, Spain, London-these are the most common destinations tourists enjoy. But do you know there is another country there that is not only so underrated, it also looks like something … Continue reading
US appeal in search for Gwydir Castle’s ‘missing room’ – BBC News
Image copyright Judy Corbett/Peter Welford Image caption The missing Oak Parlour when it was at Gwydir Castle The owners of a 16th Century Tudor mansion in Conwy county are appealing to people in the United States to help them find a missing room. The wooden panelling, ceiling beams and fireplace from the Oak Parlour at … Continue reading
The queen of Sweden assures that her palace is haunted and that she meets ghosts
Queen Silvia of Sweden, wife of King Charles XVI Gustave, made a very astounding confidence: she has the feeling that her palace, the castle of Drottningholm, is haunted. But do not worry, all is well: the spirits are super nice. It is already 40 years since Silvia Sommerlath married the king of Sweden, Charles XVI … Continue reading
The Many Magnificent Estates of William Randolph Hearst – Curbed
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Clarendon – Condopedia
137 Riverside Drive, New York City, NY Clarendon The Clarendon on Riverside Drive in the Upper West SideBuilding InformationDeveloper Ranald MacdonaldArchitect Charles E. BirgeNumber of Units 62Number of Floors 12Year Built 1907Construction Method ConcreteType of Roof Cooper Mansard Loading map…{“minzoom”:false,”mappingservice”:”googlemaps3″,”type”:”ROADMAP”,”geoservice”:”geonames”,”types”:[“ROADMAP”,”SATELLITE”,”HYBRID”,”TERRAIN”],”maxzoom”:false,”width”:”auto”,… (View original article)
A walk back in time | New York Social Diary
Norman Mailer. The newspapers both here and in London are full of obituaries and recollections about Norman Mailer who died over the weekend at age 84. There was a very good obituary in the New York Times by Charles McGrath. Taki, first in the Telegraph of London and then on his web site www.takimag.com, wrote … Continue reading
American West Buys Magician’s Mansion | Builder Magazine | Land, Land Planning, Land Acquisition, Las Vegas-Paradise, NV, American West Development
Home builders and developers buy parcels of land all the time, but rarely does the acreage come with a bizarre backstory. The 8.6-acre property recently purchased by Larry Canarelli, founder of American West Homes, is the site of magician Penn Jillette’s multicolored mansion known as The Slammer. Jillette sold the property in southwest Las Vegas … Continue reading
A History Of The Trump Mar-a-lago Estate In Palm Beach
Donald Trump has already made it clear that when he takes office, he doesn’t intend to live only in The White House, but instead, he will spend part of his time in New York, at Trump Tower, and also at the Mar-a-lago Estate in Palm Beach Florida. The home’s original owner, Marjorie Merriweather Post, the … Continue reading
10 of Dallas’ Most Iconic Residences | Dallas Observer
Stanley Marcus Home10 Nonesuch Road A Dallas city landmark, the Stanley Marcus home sits on approximately three acres. The property originally consisted of six acres and, according to CBSDFW, was a gift to retail wizard Stanley Marcus from his father, Herbert, cofounder of Neiman Marcus. Lore has it that Marcus originally hired famed architect Frank … Continue reading