|
You are using an insecure version of your web browser. Please update your browser!
Using an outdated browser makes your computer unsafe. For a safer, faster, more enjoyable user experience, please update your browser today or try a newer browser.
|
|
News of castles, mansions, palaces and more… |
Te contamos cuáles son las 11 cosas que no sabías de la mansión de Bill Gates. Te aseguramos que la mayoría te sorprenderán. ¿Estás preparado?
El dinero puede hacer que los millonarios cometan excentricidades. Hay quienes compran coches de lujo, mientras que otros prefieren construir grandes mansiones.
En este último punto se encuentra Bill Gates, que cuenta con una casa con un precio de mercado 125 millones de dólares.
Con una fortuna valorada en 83.900… (View original article)
Vacant mansion is a massive memento in decline
Citrus producer William John Howey built the 20-room, 7,200-square-foot residence in Winter Haven
December 17, 2016 11:00AM
The vacant mansion that citrus producer William John Howey built in 1927 (Credit: abandonedfl.com/ExclusivePixMedia)
Once the social hub of the town, a vacant 20-room mansion in Winter Haven built in 1927 missed its calling as a museum and may have become an unmarketab… (View original article)
Selwyn Blaylock left Montreal for Trail in 1899.
“After getting his BSc in engineering and metallurgy at McGill” explains Royal BC Museum Archivist Frederike Verspoor.
Blaylock had accepted a job with Consolidated Mining and Smelting, and he moved up within the company.
In 1926, he purchased 13 acres of land in Nelson with a small cottage.
Then, in 1934, possibly to reflect his growing wealth, he decided to build a home on his property, and hired the Montrea… (View original article)
Johnny Depp puts his French country estate on the market
KATHLEEN KINNEY
Last updated 13:31, December 15 2016
Hilton and Hyland
Hilton and Hyland
Hilton and Hyland
Hilton and Hyland
Hilton and Hyland
Hilton and Hyland
Hilton and Hyland
Hilton and Hyland
Hilton and Hyland
Gigi Hadid may be one of the world’s highest paid models, but she’s got nothing on her billionaire father, renowned real estate developer and father of models Gigi and Bella Hadid, Mohamed Hadid.Listed by Coldwell Banker at $85 million, this ten-bed, fourteen-bath French-inspired chateau in Bel-Air sits on 2.2 private acres and truly feels like a fairy tale castle. Outfitted with luxurious molding, exquisite design and beautiful city views, this home as it all, including a 5,000 bottle wine c… (View original article)
In addition to creating supermodels (daughters Bella and Gigi Hadid), Mohamed Hadid is known for creating supermansions, as in the case of Le Belvedere, a massive and elaborate Bel Air estate that sold for a record-setting $50 million in 2010.
The property recently reappeared on the market, this time for $85 million, and the price can be considered a bargain for the area. It also made the home the most expensive new listing of the week on realtor.com®.
Listing agents Joyce R… (View original article)
Iconic French chateau garden restored thanks to US billionaire
The Chateau de Chambord (the Castle of Chambord) and the French Formal Garden during its renovation. — Pictures courtesy of Domaine national de Chambord via AFPCHAMBORD, Dec 18 — The chateau  Chambord, the biggest in France’s Loire Valley, will see its French formal garden restored thanks to a €3.5 million (RM16.3 million) donation from a super-rich American financier.
Stephen Sc… (View original article)
There has been an abundance of celebrity travelogues of late and with each one comes a new USP. Speaking just of Ireland, train enthusiast Michael Portillo nabbed the Victorian Bradshaw’s rail guides, while the adventurous Christine Bleakley explored its wild side; and now Ardal O’Hanlon uses another set of Victorian guidebooks to take us on a three-part journey through his homeland.
O’Hanlon – beloved for portraying Father Dougal in Father Ted (1995-98), surely the perfect sitcom – … (View original article)
Comments (0)
One of the biggest festivals in the south of England will be moving to Dorset from next year.
Organisers of Bestival, which has been held on the Isle of Wight for the last 13 years, have applied for a license to hold a four-day event at Lulworth Estate in Dorset.
The site is already home to the family-orientated Camp Bestival event, which typically takes place in July.
Bestival curator Rob Da Bank confirmed the move on the festival’s officia… (View original article)
Aldourie Castle is situated on the shores of Loch Ness offers grandeur and comfort, beauty and tranquility in a breathtaking setting.
Aldourie is the perfect destination for an exclusive private occasion. Aldourie blazes with warmth and hospitality, seducing its guests as much with its gorgeous interiors as with its majestic setting. The ambience at Aldourie is warm and welcoming throughout the year, in the true, time-honoured style of Scottish hospital… (View original article)