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These Incredible Drawings Are Etched Onto Single Grains Of Sand. Bannerman's Island - photos by Shaun O'Boyle. Ireland ~ Castles & Coastlines. The Hearst Castle | Castles - Medieval and Pictures of. The Hearst Castle is Californian Historical Sight mansion on Central Coast in California. It has been built between 1919 and 1947 and it is designed by architect Julia Morgan. The castle has been designed for William Randolph Hearst who died in 1951. Since that castle has been donated to the state of California and has been stated as historical park.

The few things that caught our attention are indoor and outdoor pools, library, dinning area, jewel box and exterior design. The Indoor Pool The Library The Outdoor Pool The Dining Area The Isabella Jewel Box. Alcazar castle of segovia spain. - StumbleUpon. Chateau de Chillon by Michail Vorobyev. Neuschwanstein Castle. Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany.

The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as an homage to Richard Wagner. Contrary to common belief, Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and extensive borrowing, not with Bavarian public funds. The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886.

Since then over 60 million people have visited Neuschwanstein Castle. - StumbleUpon. Collection of Castles During Winter. Amazing. Wonderful. Spectacular. Dramatic. Extraordinary. Unique. Exotic. Astonishing. The national park, founded in 2005, stretches some 75 kilometres from north to south in the Western Sayan and is well-known in Russia – if not yet abroad – for its untouched beauty. Bluebell woods may be found in all parts of Great Britain and Ireland, as well as elsewhere in Europe. Keukenhof also known as the Garden of Europe, is the world’s largest flower garden. Point Reyes National Seashore is a 71,028-acre (287.44 km2) park preserve located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California, USA. - StumbleUpon.