Julia Morgan
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Julia Morgan was an American architect and engineer. She designed more than 700 buildings in California during a long and prolific career. She is best known for her work on Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California.
Merrill Hall (1928) on the grounds of Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California
Berkeley Women's City Club, at 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, California
The Hearst Castle facade.
Indoor Roman pool on Hearst Castle grounds (empty)
Hearst Castle
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Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada, is a historic estate in San Simeon, located on the Central Coast of California. Conceived by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, the castle was built between 1919 and 1947. Today, Hearst Castle is a museum open to the public as a California State Park and registered as a National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark.
Casa Grande, inspired by the Church of Santa María la Mayor, Ronda, Spain, forms the centerpiece of Hearst's estate.
The bell tower of the restored Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Marion Davies – Hearst's lover from 1918, and chatelaine of Hearst Castle
A publicity shot for Citizen Kane