We are currently in Oregon visiting a friend...and I finally am able to take a little break and give a little update. Beautiful Julie Marie of Idyllhours did, in fact, guess correctly. It is the Hearst Castle located in breath taking San Simeon. Here are a few more shots around the estate "Casa Grande" , as the castle was called, was built between the years 1919 to l947 by William Randolph Hearst in collaboration with the female architect Julia Morgan. It was surrounded by 127 acres of gardens and several guest houses. On the estate were zoo's housing exotic animals, such as zebra's and white polar bears. It has an outdoor olympic size pool, built in the Greek style. Hearst was an big believer in swimming for exercise, There also is an indoor pool built in a pavilion. The tiles are inlaid with gold flecks throughout. "Casa Grande", The Big House, has 56 bedrooms and 61 bathrooms. It was constructed of reinforced concrete, to...
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