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3 unusual facts about Grey Towers Castle


Grey Towers Castle

The ceiling was painted by François Lafon, and depicts the four seasons as women, accompanied by cupids, with the path of the Zodiac behind them.

Above the wainscoting of the Music Room, large tapestries depict Euterpe, the Muse of Music.

By March 1893, Trumbauer presented Harrison with plans for a grandiose mansion, inspired by Alnwick Castle, the medieval seat of the Dukes of Northumberland.



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