Throughout the history of cinema, the big screen nurtured us of dazzling images such as those endless parties in Golden mansionswhere luxury shone as much as the mystery. “The Great Gatsby”The adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic directed by Baz Luhrmann, is perhaps the most powerful example of that aesthetic.
The film, starring Leonardo DiCapriobecame a visual icon of excess, desire and decline of the twenties. But behind that majestic scenery, there was a real place that inspired its staging: the OHEKA CASTILLOa property located in Long Island.
Far from being a simple location, the castle was also chosen as a scenario for other large audiovisual projects. There episodes of the series were filmed “Succession” And it was the imposing background of the “Blank Space” video clip of Taylor Swift. Thus, Oheka is an architectural piece that continues to shine almost a century after being raised.
OHEKA CASTILLO, a luxury palace on Long Island
The city of New York It is much more than skyscrapers, yellow taxis and Broadway lights. Only an hour from Manhattan, in Long Islandthe landscape changes, the streets widen and properties appear that seem out of another era.
In the middle of that environment, almost hidden between forests and residential avenues, one of the most shocking palaces in the United States is raised: the OHEKA CASTILLO.
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Built in 1919 for the financial Otto Hermann Kahn (Hence the name Oheka), was designed as a summer residence, but quickly became a symbol of ostentation. Thus, for decades, it was the second home of the New York elite. There concerts, receptions, dinners and political meetings were held.
The main building has more than 127 roomsdistributed on several levels, majestic halls, endless corridors, terraces overlooking the French gardens and a library that seems taken from a novel. In total, the property extends over more than 16,000 square meters covered, with an architecture that mixes the European style with the modern needs of the time.
Oheka Castle
Marked symmetries, ornamental sources and classical sculptures frame the outside. Inside, each environment has high roofs, Crystal spiders and marble stairs.
He ballroom It still retains its golden aura with large windows, and in the main suites there are original chimneys and beds with canopy.
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After the death of Kahn, the castle went through several stages: it was admitted military, school for boys with learning difficulties and was even on the verge of abandonment. But in the 80s, the businessman Gary Melius He bought it and began an ambitious restoration that lasted years.
Today, he recovered his splendor and works as Luxury Boutique Hoteldreamed weddings and cinematographic location par excellence.
Source: Ambito
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