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Biltmore Estate, Ashville, North Carolina

September 09, 2018 • 14 Comments

This landscape at the home of George Washington Vanderbilt was one of the last landscape designs of Frederick Law Olmsted. His first design with the partnership of Calvert Vaux was Central Park in New York City. Olmsted was not impressed with the condition of the 125,000 North Carolina acres (195 sq mi; 510 km²) and advised for a park surrounding the house, establishing farms along the river and replanting the rest as a commercial timber forest, a plan to which Vanderbilt agreed.

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Steve(non-registered)

Love the dancing mountains. They’re mentioned in the Bible somewhere.

Nolan H. Rhodes(non-registered)

Beautiful landscape.

Charles Dexter(non-registered)

Wonderful Light! I can see how Olmsted would be interested in the leading line from the tree and lawn leading around the hills, through the forest, and ultimately the mountains on the horizon. Your photograph really shows it!

I'm guessing those are the Great Smoky Mountains in the distance!

Margit Zsedely(non-registered)

Great Landscape Photo.

David Hirsch(non-registered)

Exquisite photo, lighting is beautiful!

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