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Hearst Castle
It's more a palace than a castle. And it reminds me of the Great Gatsby which takes place in 1925. And construction began on Hearst Castle in 1919 so there is a time period similarity although the Great Gatsby takes place in New York and Hearst Castle is located in California. |
You arrive at the visitor center where there are displays, presentations, and places to eat. From there you can't go to the castle on your own. You get on a bus that leaves regularly. You take a drive up to the castle on Hearst property and it is about a five mile drive.
Here is a lookk at the castle from one of the windows in the visitor center.
The Castle. It is designed in Mediterranean Revival style and it definitely has the flair and feel of a spanish cathedral.
This outdoor swimming pool is one of the major highlights of the grounds outside.
And this indoor swimming pool with its gold trim and detail work is one of the more iconic things from the castle, the time period and the wealth of the Hearsts.
Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House A rich photographic tour of William Randolph Hearst's legendary California estate at San Simeon chronicles the history of Hearst Castle, the work of his Hearst's architect, Julia Morgan, the art and architectural treasures of the estate, and anecdotes about life in the glamorous country house during its heyday. 11,000 first printing.
Hearst's San Simeon: The Gardens and the Land Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California, was more than just a country house, and many of its finest features were outside, not inside. In Hearst's San Simeon: The Gardens and the Land , the castle's official historian Victoria Kastner takes readers on a time-traveling tour of the estate, from the beginning of its construction to the present.
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