Glen Eyrie is a 67-room, 24-fireplace, English Tudor-style castle, in a 800-acre (3.2 square KM) estate, built by General William Jackson Palmer (founder of Colorado Springs) and his wife Mary (Queen) Mellen. This 1881 remodeled house was his dream home and is hidden on the north-west foothills of the Garden of the Gods park.
The castle was well advanced for its time, featuring a primitive telephone and intercom system, electric elevators, fire sprinkler system, a pasteurization plant, and a chimney system that would hold the smoke until the wind was blowing in the right direction to take the smoke out of the valley.
The castle is now owned by The Navigators (http://www.navigators.org/us/). The general public is allowed on its grounds Monday through Thursday (9-4) to visit its bookstore, located at the Carriage House, or to hike its many trails. Tours of Glen Eyrie Castle are available to the public and require an advance reservation. Here are some pictures of the Glen Eyrie castle.
The castle was well advanced for its time, featuring a primitive telephone and intercom system, electric elevators, fire sprinkler system, a pasteurization plant, and a chimney system that would hold the smoke until the wind was blowing in the right direction to take the smoke out of the valley.
The castle is now owned by The Navigators (http://www.navigators.org/us/). The general public is allowed on its grounds Monday through Thursday (9-4) to visit its bookstore, located at the Carriage House, or to hike its many trails. Tours of Glen Eyrie Castle are available to the public and require an advance reservation. Here are some pictures of the Glen Eyrie castle.
A window in the horse carriage house, now converted to a library.
A long tunnel from the horse cart house to the castle, used to transport luggage when the guests arrive.
A stream and bridge in front of the castle.
Pictures of the castle from outside.
The Chimney.
One of the 24 fireplaces inside. This is believed to have built in Europe back in the 1500s.
A view from one of the bedrooms.
After the tour my family decided to play :-).
12 comments:
Wow what a gorgeous and interesting post. Love the tunnel shot :-). Thanks for sharing.
What a terrific post for the day! And such a gorgeous place! Your photos are superb and thanks so much for the very interesting information as well! Hope you have a great week!
Sylvia
Beautiful shots of the castle. The architecture is magnificent.
Great photos! The castle is beautiful and your photos are also. I like the different perspectives you show. The window are wonderful...like your shot of the view from the bedroom.
aloha,
beautiful tour of this castle, the shots are great and show us a well maintained place
It's HUGE! As much as I would LOVE to visit this castle I cannot imagine living in it! I's have to learn to skateboard to get from one end to the other. :)
Great posting - wonderful photos - and good information - we learn so much from this meme.
Beautiful. The view through that enormous window is incredible. I've got to tour that castle one of these days.
Fantastic, fantastic photos.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
Beautiful photos, stunning building
Have a nice week,
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Your window shot is wonderful!
I could possibly be very content living in the bedroom with a view like that!
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