Hearst Castle is a photograph by Donna Kennedy which was uploaded on December 20th, 2016.
Hearst Castle
Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...HDR
edited in Topaz Studio...
Hearst Castle is located near the unincorporated community... more
Title
Hearst Castle
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...HDR
edited in Topaz Studio...
Hearst Castle is located near the unincorporated community of San Simeon, California, approximately 250 miles from both Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst started to build a fabulous estate on his ranch land overlooking the village of San Simeon in 1919. He called the estate "La Cuesta Encantada" - Spanish for The Enchanted Hill. By 1947, the hilltop complex included a twin-towered main building, three sumptuous guesthouses, and 127 acres of terraced gardens, fountains, pools, tennis courts, movie theatre, airfield and the worlds largest private zoo. Zebras and other exotic animals still roam the grounds. Hearst would fly many of the top Hollywood and political elites to the castle for formal dinners, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Bob Hope, Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplan to name a few.
Hearst Castle joined the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1972 and became a United States National Historic Landmark on May 11, 1976.
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December 20th, 2016
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Comments (61)
Dr Pat Gehr
Wonderful capture of the castle I've visited many times in my life! The warm light reflected on the building against the cool blue sky makes this very special! L/F
Will Borden
Hi Donna~~a splendid photograph of the historic 'Hearst Castle.' My wife and I sure enjoyed our time there! F&L!!
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! This lovely work is featured on the home page of The 200 Club, a "rising star" group in which only a select few are featured. It is my pleasure to feature desirable art work like this. Kudos on your well-deserved feature in our high activity group and elsewhere and on your hundreds of views. Please feel free to archive it in the appropriate group discussion threads.