Chapter 655 This Castle Is a Bit Big

In high society, acquaintance often represents a circle. The first manifestation was in Mary, and the scale of her afternoon tea party was expanded again.

In addition to the famous ladies such as Pang Ma and Hilton, there is another prominent Mrs. Madison.

But all this will be postponed, and first they will go to the castle to see.

The car drives to Mabry Beach, and the gardening covering an area of ​​110 million square feet makes people seem to see a sea of ​​flowers.

Drive inward along the straight dual-lane in the middle, and you can see the spiers of the castle from a distance, as well as the stables, the horse farm, the parking lot and the auxiliary building.

The main building of the entire castle covers an area of ​​800 acres, with a construction area of ​​227,100 square feet and 21,098 square meters.

"It's really beautiful." Looking from a distance, the old brick walls full of the sense of the times make people feel the impact of history.

These wall tiles were shipped from Rome, Greece and other places. It took half a year for this work alone, and it also needed to match the color and style.

"Master, madam, welcome home." In front of the castle, Hogg, the manager, had been waiting for a long time.

It is 5 meters high, with a standard triangular balance width, golden frame, and the door is inlaid with two lions lifting the paw-shaped arch that was pushed open.

The first thing that catches the eye is the 72-meter-long dome corridor. The ceiling is made of rubber glass, and the crystal chandelier hangs down like a straight line, hanging 3.2 meters above the ground.

There is a medieval knight's armor on the left and right sides of the gate, holding a knight's sword straight to the ground, and the sense of majesty is blowing to the face.

The paintings on the arc-shaped ceiling were done by two well-known masters, Picasso and Balthus.

I believe that there is no need to introduce the above. As for the latter Balthus, he will be called "the last master of the 20th century in the future." '

Of course, it doesn't matter even if he is not famous, after he completes this mural, Ah's fame will spread along the castle.

People who can be invited to the castle are either rich or noble. Li Zitao just needs to compliment him a few times and name him, and he will immediately become famous in the high society.

Therefore, before the two left, Li Zitao specially asked them to create a few more pieces for his collection, and by the way, contracted the creations of the two for the next five years.

The distorted and slanted lines depict a non-existent, distorted sky, and there seem to be countless women hiding in the lines, dancing their sleeves.

When the gold-based tone intersects with the sunlight, it gives people a sacred and solemn feeling. This alone makes Li Zitao feel that it is worth 200,000 yuan.

On the right side of the corridor, the Buddha body and niche of the "Longmen Grottoes" are inlaid, and the broken stone walls are of different heights, which are arranged in a patchwork manner.

When you walk into the main hall at the end of the corridor, the ground in front of you becomes a shallow pool with several flat square bricks interlaced in the middle for people to pass by.

There are koi and lotus in the shallow pond. At the end of the shallow pond is a wall, which blocks the view of the main hall. Under the wall are two horse-holding posts, and the stone carvings on it are also in the shape of lions.

There is a tapestry hanging on the wall, which is a picture of the Holy Roman Emperor receiving pilgrimage contributions, which he specially selected from the 'antique shop'.

"Can these fish survive?" Eric asked curiously.

"Of course, these are running water, and someone will take care of them personally." Holding his son Li Zitao, he said with a smile: "Koi in the East means good luck and will bring happiness to people."

Stepping on square bricks to bypass the block in front of them, Eric and Fia ran into the main hall from the right, while Li Zitao and Mary walked on the left.

"This is the Tiger Brass Wine Jug, do you want to put it here?" Mary asked in surprise, looking at the Tiger Cannibal Swallow standing on the square pillar attached to the wall.

"Didn't you notice that there is another one over there?" Li Zitao pointed to the right, where a brass vessel that looked like a small sickle was supported by a bracket at the same position against the wall.

Copper inlaid gold and silver belt hooks, the belt hooks in the Western Han Dynasty were hung on the belt, as for its specific use.

Some people say that it is used for decoration to show their status, while others say it is a necessity of life, because soldiers will also wear it,

But it's not clear what exactly it does.

Walking into the main hall, surrounded by hanging tapestries, sculptures, and silverware from various periods, the hand-painted ceiling above the head is from the 16th century Junker noble house.

The wooden fence under the dado is from an old church, with six flags hanging on the walls on each side.

Red land, a lion wearing a golden crown, and a yellow river flowing past the lion's claws, turning around its feet and appearing on the back of its head, turning into a ferocious dragon head.

The icon on the flag looks hideous and hostile. This is the family crest designed by Li Zitao for his family.

The previous gate actually has the same pattern, but the dragon formed by the Yellow River is too similar to the background color of the gate, so it's hard to find if you don't look carefully.

Isn't it interesting to hide the "disappearing" dragon and surround the head of the lion with its teeth and claws?

All kinds of precious collections can be seen everywhere in the room, the picture of five cows mounted in the study and the picture of hundreds of horses in the corridor are not at all eye-catching.

Because there are too many equally precious murals, some people may have ideas at the beginning, but they will not focus on them at all after seeing more.

In the most solemn reception room, Li Zitao hangs the "Red and White Hibiscus Picture" and "Xiaoxiang Lying Tour Picture" on the wall. '

However, on the main wall above the fireplace, there is still an enlarged oil painting.

It is the appearance of Li Zitao embracing Mary, performed by Picasso himself. This is a realistic painting carefully drawn by him according to hundreds of photos.

"Charlie, how many places have we not been to?" At the end of the shopping, Eric and Fia, who were still excited before, became weak.

In fact, not to mention the two of them, Mary was almost unable to hold on, and her two sons were sleeping soundly in Li Zitao's arms.

"Uh... Otherwise, let's go eat first, I remember... there seems to be a restaurant on the second floor!" Li Zitao said with a sneer.

"NO." Everyone shouted with headaches.

In the end, instead of going to the restaurant, they went directly to the open-air suspended infinity pool behind the 5th floor, and asked people to deliver food here.

"How many servants are there in total?" Sitting on the soft recliner, Mary moved her body comfortably and asked, resting her head on his shoulder.

"You should ask Hogg...it seems that there are more than 160 people." Li Zitao said uncertainly.

"It's 167 people, ma'am." Hogg came out from the door behind him, followed by several servants, and four dining cars lined up.

"Mary, are we going to live here in the future?" Fia regained some strength and became excited again.

Thinking of living in the castle in the future, where she can freely play, play, and explore the castle, she can't wait to set off immediately.