The Biltmore House - Asheville, NC

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Biltmore Estate was constructed from 1888 to 1895. Many European artisans worked on the magnificent structural details. Gilded Age architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the Biltmore Estate for George Washington Vanderbilt at the end of 19th century. Constructed in the style of a French Renaissance chateau, the Biltmore has 255 rooms. At 175,000 square feet (16,300 square meters), the Biltmore is the largest privately owned home in the United States. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted designed the gardens and grounds surrounding the mansion.
Vanderbilt's descendants still own Biltmore Estate, but it is now open for tours. Visitors can spend the night at an adjacent inn.

SakuraLee Uploaded by SakuraLee on Jul 8, 2013. The Biltmore House - Asheville, NC - Desktop Nexus Architecture Download free wallpapers and background images: The Biltmore House - Asheville, NC. Desktop Nexus Architecture background ID 1512617. Biltmore Estate was constructed from 1888 to 1895. Many European artisans worked on the magnificent structural details. Gilded Age architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the Biltmore Estate for George Washington Vanderbilt at the end of 19th century. Constructed in the style of a French Renaissance chateau, the Biltmore has 255 rooms. At 175,000 square feet (16,300 square meters), the Biltmore is the largest privately owned home in the United States. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted designed the gardens and grounds surrounding the mansion.
Vanderbilt's descendants still own Biltmore Estate, but it is now open for tours. Visitors can spend the night at an adjacent inn. 4.3