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| | Belvedere House Gardens and Park |
| | An 18th-century hunting lodge in Ireland designed by German architect Richard Castle with garden follies. The official site includes a brief history and visitor information.
http://www.belvedere-house.ie - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Biltmore Estate |
| | The official site for this grandiose 19th-century mansion in Asheville, North Carolina, designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the French Renaissance style. Brief history, photographs, visitor information.
http://www.biltmore.com/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Castle and Gardens of Freyr on the Meuse |
| | The official site of this grand Renaissance country house in Belgium provides an outline history, photographs and visitor information.
http://www.freyr.be - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | The Castle of Gola, Poland |
| | Cedric Gendaj gives a plan, images and history of this Renaissance house erected in 1580 by Leonard von Rohnau. Also information on the park and summer workcamps.
http://www.gola.pl - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | The Castle of St Georgen, Austria |
| | History of this 16th-century mansion on the hill-top site of a medieval castle, illustrated with old views; tour and heraldry. Prepared as a student project by a nearby school.
http://www2.asn-graz.ac.at/hs-stgeorgen/schloss/eschloss/e_schloss.htm - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Chateau de Cirey |
| | An illustrated history and description of Voltaire's home 1734-49, with a biography of the great French writer, maps, and visitor information. Feature on Voltaire's Little Theater in the attic.
http://www.visitvoltaire.com - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | ChâteauxCountry.com |
| | Guide to French country houses: photograph, brief history and visitor information. (Site developed by châteaux owners).
http://www.chateauxcountry.com/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Darshana Hall Plantation |
| | Darshana is one of the oldest and largest plantations the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina. The first house here was built in 1753 for John McElwarth. Illustrated history and visitor information.
http://darshanahallplantation.com - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Epanvilliers, France |
| | Chateau near Poitiers built c.1700 and being restored. History and account of the restoration by the Swiss owner. Events, visitor information with location map.
http://www.geocities.com/bfrordorf/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Hearst Castle |
| | The official site supplies a history of this palatial fantasy castle built 1922-7 by William Randolph Hearst with the aid of architect Julia Morgan. Visitor information.
http://www.hearstcastle.org/history/index.asp - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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