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--photo: Carol M. Highsmith-
San Francisco architect Julia Morgan designed the Mediterranean Revival “Hearst Castle” for publisher William Randolph Hearst on 40,000 acres of ranchland he inherited from his father. Morgan, the first woman accepted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, worked on the project for nearly 28 years and supervised every aspect of its design and construction, including the animal pens and shelters.
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Comments (6)
Freakshow!
Posted by Anonymous | February 8, 2007 1:22 AM
Posted on February 8, 2007 01:22
Ahh, the wonders of the Gilded Age. Still beats the McMansions being built these days.
Posted by Sam Clemens | February 9, 2007 11:19 AM
Posted on February 9, 2007 11:19
bellagio, vanderbuilts, and san simeon.
de gustibus non disputandem.
Posted by Max Solomon | February 9, 2007 6:23 PM
Posted on February 9, 2007 18:23
Visit in 1959 was one of the thrills of my life. An amazing stunt of a place and very mixed architecturally from an aesthetic point of view. I remember most vividly this outdoor pool but the indoor pool is also dazzling. A visit should go together with a viewing of Orson Wells' masterpiece, Citizen Kane.
If you want to get a feel for what it might have been like to be in the Hollywood mix of the 1920's, this is the place to go.
Posted by Ronald G. Havelock | February 13, 2007 5:16 PM
Posted on February 13, 2007 17:16
I'm not surprised to find this place on the list, because it is memorable if you've seen it, but it's not great architecture by any means. It is an accumulation of architectural artifacts and fragments put together without any real plan or design. It shows that taste does not come with money. A much better example of the same sort is the Isabella Stewart Gardner House/Museum in Boston.
Posted by Scot | March 15, 2007 4:51 PM
Posted on March 15, 2007 16:51
Work on your kinks, please. this 20 is a repeat. Also, an inversion in the cincinatti picture.
Posted by Liz Murray | March 16, 2007 12:33 AM
Posted on March 16, 2007 00:33