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a view of the steep driveway taken through the ornate entry gate
Castle Kyalami was built in the 1990s by Greek millionaire and architect Demos Dinopoulos,
who had intended it to be status symbol for his extended family,
it subsequently became a hotel/ restaurant.
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a view of the castle on the hill
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20 comments:
Beautiful perspective from that ornate gate.
Thanks for sharing your world.
I always thought the Kyalami Castle was much older. Its an interesting feature in Jhb though.
Wow such a gorgeous castle!
Love to live there:).
Great captures!
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Have a nice week.
Impressive looking castle on the hill! And really love the ornate gate! It's such an unusual colour and design!
1990's...such an unusual date for a castle! It must be the "youngest" on the planet! That gate and the gardens beyond are fabulous!
In the 1990's? I thought it would be much older! I love the view through the gate.
It is a nice shot from the gate. Gorgeous castle and scenery.
Fabulous place - love the angle of looking through the gate in that first shot!
A beautiful gate and view behind it.
What did happen to this builder? But the building is huge for one family, I think :)
Very interesting place anyway.
What a beautiful and unique place! I, too, like the view through the gate.
What a gorgeous place! I would have thought it was older, too! I love the view from the gate! Terrific post and photos, Gena! Hope you have a lovely week!
Sylvia
Great shots Gena! This reminds me of something that was built long ago. I wonder what it looks like inside?
I like the view through the gate, such a long drive.
it look a long way to get to the castle, love the view
Great shot and lovely place:-)
Hi Gena
:)
Thank you for the comment you left yesterday at my blog Ellipsis. I would be thrilled to have you join us this week for our current Monday Photo Shoot assignment "Houses of Worship." After you have posted your entry, just comeback to Ellipsis and leave me your link in the comment thread! :) I will be awaiting it.
Have a great week ahead. :)
-Carly
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com
Great captures both. Love the first one.
Fabulous view through those gates.
Now that's something I didn't know ... I remember going with my Dad to Kyalami to see the F1 races ... but that was ages before this castle; imagine that I still remeber seeing Jody Sheckter at the beginning and it took a while for him to become champion with Ferrari.
The gate composition is beautiful! And I had no idea there were castles in Johannesburg...
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