One was a rooftop tour and the other was a behind the scenes tour where I was really wowed with the technology and foresight employed at the turn of the last century in building this mansion. But I have to say the roof top tour was my favorite.
There are all kinds of gargoyles and grotesques all along the roof tops and some of them are quite a kick.
All along the roof top in copper are the inititials of GV for George Vanderbilt.
Well copper and some gold....see the bottom right hand fleur de lis? He had them all covered in gold.
I spent a bit of time just fascinated with the grotesques (no water running through them) and snapped some shots of my favorites
Weird huh?
7 comments:
wow! that looks like a fun place to visit.
So a Gargoyle has water running thru it and a Grotesque doesn't? Interesting how many of the Grotesques have boobs! Have you ever noticed the - well, I guess they're Grotesques but I used to call them Gargoyles - at the Brea Mall parking structure outside Nordstroms? Architects must have interesting fantasy lives. - Jane
Very nice! I notices all the gargoyles appeared to female. Did GV have issues with females? HAHA
That George Vanderbilt sure knew how to live!
The rooftop view reminds me of pictures we took in England from the rooftop of a "Stately Mansion" we visited.
Great pictures. Looks like a very interesting place to visit.
Beautiful (and interesting!). I'm glad you had a great visit!
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