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from a newspaper reporter: went to their workshop to see the various stages of construction. They were working from photos and drawings.”
Six artists at Applied Imagination, an award-winning Kentucky company, spent 1,700 hours crafting the replica. They made others that sit interspersed throughout the space: the Stable, the Conservatory, Lodge Gate, the Bass Pond Waterfall, the Gardener’s Cottage, plus All Souls Church and the train depot in Biltmore Village.
Biltmore employee Rob Wright points out some of the tiniest features in the Conservatory. Over at the main house replica, individual pieces of pine cones sit along the roof lines. He leads the way to The Gardener’s Cottage. “The chimney tops are made of mushrooms,” he said.
There are stands interspersed throughout the exhibit that provide samples of the materials used — some of which were harvested from the estate — along with their identifications. The inventory includes pine cones, bark, bamboo, grapevines, honeysuckle, acorns, pods, seeds and grasses.
Six artists at Applied Imagination, an award-winning Kentucky company, spent 1,700 hours crafting the replica. They made others that sit interspersed throughout the space: the Stable, the Conservatory, Lodge Gate, the Bass Pond Waterfall, the Gardener’s Cottage, plus All Souls Church and the train depot in Biltmore Village.
Biltmore employee Rob Wright points out some of the tiniest features in the Conservatory. Over at the main house replica, individual pieces of pine cones sit along the roof lines. He leads the way to The Gardener’s Cottage. “The chimney tops are made of mushrooms,” he said.
There are stands interspersed throughout the exhibit that provide samples of the materials used — some of which were harvested from the estate — along with their identifications. The inventory includes pine cones, bark, bamboo, grapevines, honeysuckle, acorns, pods, seeds and grasses.
Oct 26 2021