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Biltmore Estate

December 11, 2011 by · Comments Off on Biltmore Estate 

Biltmore Estate, Biltmore House is a Châteauesque-styled mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately-owned home in the United States, at 135,000 square feet (12,500 m2) (although publications claim 175,000 square feet (16,300 m2)) and featuring 250 rooms. Still owned by one of Vanderbilt’s descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gilded Age, and of significant gardens in the Garden à la française and English Landscape garden styles in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked eighth on the List of America’s Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.

Biltmore Estate Christmas

December 8, 2011 by · Comments Off on Biltmore Estate Christmas 

Biltmore Estate Christmas, The soaring 34-foot main banquet hall Christmas tree at Biltmore Estate will get a national TV spotlight on Saturday on the TLC cable network.

“Extreme Christmas Trees” will feature Biltmore at 9 p.m Saturday. The program will look at the process of hauling the fraser fir into the house and decorating it with 500 lights and 500 packages. The tree, which is replaced halfway through the Christmas at Bitlmore celebration, is one of 57 that are on display at the house through Jan. 1.

The “Extreme Christmas Trees” special will also feature other spectacular yule trees around the world.

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