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Vaucluse House This is a list of heritage houses in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The following houses are listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List, the New South Wales State Heritage Register, various local government heritage registers, and/or the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2019) House Built ...
Manor homes that belonged to the Tibetan aristocracy before 1949 have all but disappeared from the Tibetan plateau; however at least one, Namseling Manor in Dranang County, Lhoka Prefecture, which dates from the 14th century, has been restored. Typically, Tibetan structures are constructed of natural materials such as stone, clay, and wood.
Tibetan Buddhist architecture, in the cultural regions of the Tibetan people, has been highly influenced by Nepal, China and India. For example, the Buddhist prayer wheel, along with two dragons, can be seen on nearly every temple in Tibet. Many of the houses and monasteries are typically built on elevated, sunny sites facing the south.
This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia. The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Database , on the various heritage registers of the States and territories of Australia , or by the National Trust of Australia .
Lake View House at Chiltern, Victoria, the home of Henry Handel Richardson from July 1876 for 1½ years. Richardson's early years at Chiltern featured in the novel The Fortunes of Richard Mahony. The house was accepted by the National Trust of Australia in 1967.(ABC News story) Barwon Grange, Geelong; Barwon Park, Winchelsea; Como House, South ...
Other Tibet Houses include: Tibet House Japan, founded in 1975 in Shinjuku, Tokyo. [14] Tibet House US was founded in 1987 by scholar Robert Thurman, actor Richard Gere and composer Philip Glass in downtown Manhattan, New York City. [15] [16] [17] Menla, a retreat space located in the Catskills near Phoenicia, New York, is an offshoot of Tibet ...
Duncan Forbes Mackay expanded the property to 30,000 acres soon after purchasing it. [3] In 1932/33 Mrs Birdsall redecorated Minimbah throughout, including ceiling to floor heavy velvet hand embraided curtains, a hand painted wisteria mural feature wall in the sitting room, two Italian Marble urns on marble pedestals at each side of the stairway. /> In 1973 saw the property restored and also ...
Homewood is a heritage-listed house and farm at 1279 Nulla Nulla Creek Road, Bellbrook, Kempsey Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was the childhood home of country music singer Slim Dusty . It was designed by his father, David Kirkpatrick, and built from 1915 to 1916 by Kirkpatrick and Thomas Ryan.