However, the variety of architecture within the famed eastern Long Island towns actually ranges from English Country manor houses and Neoclassical mansions to Colonial Revival estates and sleek contemporary dwellings.
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Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
Live out your Pride and Prejudice dreams in Derbyshire
Several historic manor houses and estates across Derbyshire and the Peak District served as the sets for both the 1995 BBC television adaptation and the 2005 film adaptation of Austen’s most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice.
Home Alone always seems to re-enter the cultural conversation each Christmas season, but last year, director Chris Columbus answered a long-gestating burning question: How did Kevin's parents afford that lavish manor?
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
Where to stay: The Phoenicia Book now: The Phoenicia
The handiest place to sleep is this hotel, right outside the main city walls of Valletta: The large rooms are comfy, and there’s a lovely, chintzy lobby that’s more like an English country house than a Mediterranean manor.
Image The Keep By Jennifer Egan This book has it all: castles, caves, childhood nightmares dragged back into the light.
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M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
The cast and crew who assembled in the castle were subsequently said to have been totally accepting of the ghost of Lady Sophie, who haunts Amhuinnsuidhe.
The lasting scars on the Gaza landscape are plain to see in the more than 360,000 structures − homes, schools, hospitals, mosques and other buildings − that lie in a vast expanse of toxic rubble.
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Stephen J. Beard,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Just one in-game formation change — a move to a 5-4-1 after a late winner against Manchester City — in 2024-25 suggests United might rotate the players, but the broad structure has remained the same in possession.
Neom Over 140,000 workers are currently engaged in the project's construction, with US$140 billion invested in infrastructure to support the budding city.
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Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
17 Feb. 2025
Economy Housing will be a major theme this week, with new residential construction and building permits data out before Wednesday’s opening bell.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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