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News of castles, mansions, palaces and more… |
Published:
21:18 EST, 1 October 2016
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Updated:
06:38 EST, 2 October 2016
Celebrities with multiple homes often purchase them in a variety of locales.
But not teen reality star Kylie Jenner.
She’s just plunked down $12 million, according to Trulia, to buy her fourth home in Los Angeles County – adding a third mansion to her portfolio of real estate located in the exclusive Hidden Hills community.
Kylie Jenner’s new pad: A spacious foyer welcomes gue… (View original article)
BURT – Interested in a good scare in the days leading up to Halloween? The Candlelight Tours at the Van Horn Mansion in Burt are just the ($5) ticket. Not only can you hear a spine-tingler or two while visiting the 1823 mansion, but you’re helping the Town of Newfane Historical Society maintain this elegant Georgian-style gem.
The October weekend tours are conducted from 7 to 11 p.m. (with the last tour leaving at 10 p.m.) beginning Friday and Saturday , and continuing at the same ti… (View original article)
The award-winning four-star Slaley Hall fairways await one lucky Director reader and their guests
Slaley Hall – set in 1,000 acres of Northumberland moorland and forest – is regarded as the UK’s number one resort for golf and outdoor pursuits, and guarantees visitors an array of thrills on and off the course.
Converted in 1990, and featuring a magnificent four-star hotel inside an elegant Edwardian mansion, Slaley Hall – a member of QHotels, the UK’s largest golf resort oper… (View original article)
The EPIC art installation will be in Cardiff for the next three weeks after going on a tour of Wales.
Initially unveiled in the Snowdonia valley the sign, measuring more than four metres high by 11 metres wide, is the product of Wild Creations teaming up with Visit Wales.
After a tour of Wales over the summer, the art installation arrived at Cardiff Castle in time for the Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday.
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The giant mirrored letters are part of the … (View original article)
AN SNP MP at the centre of an embezzlement investigation is set to buy a £620,000 country castle.
Chris Law – whose Dundee West constituency covers some of Scotland’s most-deprived communities – made an offer on Inverquharity Castle.
He was detained by police on Wednesday and quizzed over alleged financial irregularities related to his Spirit of Independence campaign.
Law has been lining up a swoop on the recently renovated 15th-century property, which is now a family… (View original article)
By Georgie BinksStar Touch
Sat., Oct. 1, 2016
Not everyone can say their home is a castle — with turrets. Architect Elisabete Saldanha can.
Saldanha discovered the ruins of an 18th-century, castle-like structure in Guimaraes, Portugal, and wanted to make it a modern home for her, her husband and three young children while also retaining as much of the original building as possible.
The baseme… (View original article)
Every state has its moguls, its socialites, and its tycoons. But, who owns the most expensive home in your state and what is it worth? We have compiled the most expensive homes in every state and reveal its secret owner and what they paid for it?
So which state boasts the most over the top mansion with the biggest price tag? Is it in a bustling metropolis like New York or San Francisco? Is it beach front or mountain high? But maybe your curiosity is piqued by knowing if it is owned b… (View original article)
The Balyan family was one of the most well-known Armenian families during the Ottoman era. Coming from Central Anatolia, family members served as imperial architects for years and are remembered as the masterminds behind many palaces, mosques and barracks like the Dolmabahçe Mosque and the Beylerbeyi Palace… (View original article)
A derelict waterfront mansion in Mosman, that had been left abandoned for decades, has sold for $6.6 million.
The crumbling mansion owned by the estate of Anthony Carlton Parer, who died last year, sold to a Sydney-based Chinese buyer on Thursday evening.
On the Mosman foreshore where designer statement homes with manicured gardens and swimming pools compete for the best views over Sydney Harbour, the Morella mansion has been a standout for all the wrong reasons.
An … (View original article)
Cyprus’ colourful past makes it a fascinating destination, writes Sharanjit Singh
THE little that I knew of Cyprus was that it was a favourite destination of the English as a sun-soaked paradise with numerous pubs and bars and a lively nightlife.
This third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily and Sardinia, is located at the crossroads between the east and the west, off the coasts of Syria and Turkey.
It is an island with a colourful past because of i… (View original article)