Biltmore Estate Architecture Analysis

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The architecture I chose is the Biltmore Estates, located in Ashville, North Carolina. The main architect of the Biltmore Estates was Richard Morris Hunt, hired on by George Vanderbilt. Mr. Vanderbilt fell in love with North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains and decided to purchase 125,000 acres surrounding the location where the 250-room home would be built. Richard Morris Hunt designed the house, replicating working estates of Europe, especially those of the French Renaissance style. Rafael Guastavino constructed the arched, fireproof tile ceilings. All the gardens and grounds surrounding the estate were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The house was built with over 11 million bricks covered in Indiana limestone.
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