Sunday, September 14, 2008

Hearst's ode to architectural excess

From afar, the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Calif., looks like a little hill town huddled around a twin-towered cathedral. Behind the scenes, it takes another small village of dusters, landscapers and conservators to keep William Randolph Hearst's ode to architectural excess up and running.
(Craig Aurness / Corbis)

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