Grand stairway

The Chateau d’Anet, in the town of Anet, in the Centre-Val de Loire, close to Paris and it was the family home of Diane de Poitiers. Diane… | Instagram

Step into Leo's grand foyer, where elegance meets style! ✨ Marvel at the sweeping staircase and shimmering chandelier. 🕯️ A large mirror captivates while bold artwork adorns the walls. 🎨 The luxurious area rug and statement furniture complete this sophisticated entrance. 🏡💎

George Gilbert Scott’s Grand Staircase of the Foreign Office. The murals on the first floor surrounding the staircase are by Sigismund Goetze, who painted them at his own expense throughout the First World War. Presented to the Foreign Office in 1921, they depict the ‘origin, education, development, expansion and triumph of the British Empire, leading up to the Covenant of the League of Nations’. The two great ormolu and bronze chandeliers were produced by Skidmore’s Art Manufacturers…

CHATSWORTH HOUSE. After 3 relaxing free days we are now facing 3 days of very early days. We woke up at 6:30 this morning and met downstairs at 7:15 for the train... and we were off! We went to Chatsworth House in Chesterfield, which is so far may favorite place we've been to! It has been evolving for more than 450 years, with 105 acres of gardens, including a 300 year old Cascade, a huge trough waterfall in the rockery garden, an enormous gravity-fed Emperor fountain, a huge (confusing)…

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January 3, 2021By the time he died, in 1906, the great American architect Stanford White was well-known for his public buildings in New York and other East Coast cities. But the McKim, Mead & White partner also designed more than 100 residences, including some of the great shingle-style mansions of Long Island and New England […]