Tag: “Biltmore Estate”

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   Biltmore Estate

   George Vanderbilt officially opened the home to friends and family on Christmas Eve in 1895. He had created a country retreat where he could pursue his passion for art, literature, and horticulture.

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   Surreal Beauty: The Disintegrating Remains of the Khrapovitsky Estate

   About forty-five minutes from the small Russian city of Vladimir sits the remains of the Khrapovitsky Estate, a former glorious monument to the wealth and megalomania of the Russian nobility, now disintegrating into the weeds.

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   Khrapovitsky Estate

   Just outside the small Russian community of Muromtsevo lie the remains of the once impressive Khrapovitsky Estate. Built in the 19th century by Count Khrapovitsky, and he based his architectural designs on medieval German castles, making this estate an oddity in Russia.

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   Mount Juliet

   Mount Juliet Estate is a wonderful estate in Kilkenny, Ireland. The main house dates from the 1750's.

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   Why Irish eyes are smiling

   Fashionistas say the color green is the new black, so it’s only fitting that trendsetters will be vacationing on the Emerald Isle this year. If your idea of an Irish meal is potatoes, beef stew and Guinness in a dark corner of a run down pub, you’re in fo

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   Yasnaya Polyana

   Yasnaya Polyana, located near the Russian city of Tula, was the estate of author Leo Tolstoy. The estate grounds hold numerous parks, houses - including Tolstoy's - and Tolstoy's grave.