W. R. Hearst’s private quarters occupied the entire third floor of the mansion. Here he displayed many sacred objects, including paintings, statues, textiles, and metalwork. Mr. Hearst was not a formal churchgoer, but he treasured these precious historic late-medieval pieces. He and his companion Marion Davies occupied the suite’s two bedrooms and private sitting room. Its soaring Gothic Study evokes a church, with its high windows and painted arches. But three thousand books and an imposing conference table show that this was actually Mr. Hearst’s personal library and executive board room. www.hearstcastle.org/
This is the magnificent library in Hearst Castle, San Simeon, CA. It is one of the largest and most inviting rooms in the house with good natural light; many of the rooms are dark with small windows, coffered ceilings, dark paneling and tapestries (also difficult to photograph effectively without flash which, of course, is not permitted). Please view full size to appreciate the magnificent artwork throughout the room. HDR of 3 bracketed images, processed in Lightroom. #54 in Explore
Starting this month, the famed Hearst Castle swimming pools will open to the public, who can purchase one of 40 tickets, with funds being used to help the castle’s art conservation and education programs.
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O castelo Hearst em fotos. Veja fotos desse suntuoso castelo construído por um jornalista milionário que impressionou a nata de Hollywood!
Reflecting pool. Hearst Castle.
Neuschwanstein is one of Germany's top destinations with 1.3 million visitors each year. Find out the best angles to view the castle at its most picture-perfect.
Hearst Tower wins the 2008 International Highrise Award Hearst Tower in New York was honoured with the prestigious International Highrise Award today at a ceremony attended by Norman Foster in the …
O castelo Hearst em fotos. Veja fotos desse suntuoso castelo construído por um jornalista milionário que impressionou a nata de Hollywood!
Reflecting pool. Hearst Castle.
A comprehensive guide to visiting Hearst Castle, a hilltop mansion built by the late William Randolph Hearst located along the beautiful Central Coast of California in the tiny town of San Simeon. Find out how you can visit Hearst Castle, learn about our experience of visiting Hearst Castle, tips on how to make the most of your tour of Hearst Castle, and things to do in nearby San Simeon and Cambria.
Located behind the Refectory or Dining Room (#3 on the floorplan below) are a series of 'smaller' rooms which house a variety of functions. Directly attached to the refectory is the morning room. The heavy Spanish influenced style doesn't neccesarily strike me as typical of the light and airy space typical of a morning room but it is sun filled with large french doors out to the patio.The reclaimed woodwork throughout this main section of the castle is extraordinary. I loved this zigzag pattern in a vestibule ceiling. Below is the vestibule out to the patio. The walls are square cut stone with these really interesting doorways: not sure if they were created for the site or were reclaimed. Are those the symbol of the Prince of Wales above the doorways -the 3 ostrich plumes? Our tour guide didn't know. Notice the radio on the sideboard: in this 'museum' like setting, people were living, having parties, curing hang-overs while drinking their morning coffee. Behind the morning room lies the billiard room, no 'fancy' antique looking pool tables for Mr. Hearst, they're more appropriate to a pool hall! I loved the polychrome ceiling in this room and those gilt chandeliers. Last is the theater which could match any grand movie palace of the day, #7 on the floorplan above. After dinner, Mr. Hearst would screen the newest movies from his movie studio, Cosmopolitan Productions, which frequently featured his long time mistress, Marion Davies. Marion Davies acted as hostess here at the 'ranch'. She started out as one of the famous Ziegfeld Girls of 1916 before quickly becoming one of the first movie stars. Her later career as a major film actress existed mainly because Hearst created his film studio to feature her movies. She appeared in 29 silent movies for the company as well as 17 'talkies'. It has been rumoured that her 'niece' was actually Hearst's and Marions daughter, but I haven't heard of that has been proved. While never married, she was clearly the love of his life. Davies suffered from alcoholism and died 10 years after Hearst's death of cancer.
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Hearst Tower di Norman Foster & Partners. File dwg in scala 1:100. La Hearst Tower si trova al Columbus Circle, a Manhattan, New York City.
