Hearst Castle - A Photographic Tour Part 4

Details, details, details. Just look.
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Shoot, shoot, shoot. While photography is allowed, only nonflash is okay and no to tripod use :)
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The library.
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More ceiling shot.
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We passed thru the hallway where you can see the guestroom, but we weren't allowed to enter.
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Another ceiling.
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Yet another one.
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I passed by a shut door that intrigued me.
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I vaguely remember this as the honeymoon room. There is an icon of a saint, (St. Anthony, if I remember correctly) inside. If I were a guest here this would be the room I would request to stay.
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This is the ceiling of the above room.
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The dresser.
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This is the door to that honeymoon room, quite narrow.
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But very ornate as you see the details are from floor to ceiling on this door.
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We passed through this very narrow hallway - I almost couldn't get thru - (j/k)
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I believe the kitchen is part of every tour.
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I am fascinated by the faucet handles.
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Nope they are not edible :)
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Ice box - their version of refrigerator.
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We concluded our tour by visiting the indoor pool called Roman Pool. Here's what I gather about this pool: his indoor pool, underneath two tennis courts, is lighted by skylights between the two tennis courts, tall arched windows at each end, and tall standing marble lamps. The main pool is 81' x 31' and 10' deep. All the surfaces are covered with blue and gold mosaic tile--gold leaf is fused in the glass. Decorative and marine motifs and copies of Greco-Roman sculpture add to the sumptuous effects. Curvilinear marble ladders indicate Morgan's consistent attention to detail. [source]
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That little balcony right there I'm guessing is the diving board.
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In its heyday in the 1920s and 30s William Randolph Hearst's (the newspaper magnate) A-list guests include Hollywood figures like Charlie Chaplin and political figures including FDR.

Thank you for keeping me company as I reminisce this visit to the Hearst's Castle.

Comments

  1. just wonderful details p.c ^0^
    i love architecture esp. these, i mean the ceiling's breathtaking. very much enjoy the tour.
    tnx!

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  2. WOW - imagine living there - you have captured many fine details...

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  3. haven't visited in a while. i need to catch up a lot. but very interesting details of the castle :D

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  4. oh i would love to have an indoor pool like that.

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  5. Fabulous, I'd like to stay there for hours!

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  6. See, I DID remember the indoor swimming pool! :D But those ceilings. Talk about opulence with a capital 'O'! I've loved this tour, Maria. Thank you.

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  7. Amazing architectural details. I too would have been in a photography spree there. Such splendor! Great shots.

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  8. There is so much to see that it is hard to take it all in and not much time to get pictures and keep up with the tour.

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