The Most Beautiful Presidential Homes in the World
By Claire Cottrell, Flavor Wire, 7 November 2012.
By Claire Cottrell, Flavor Wire, 7 November 2012.
One’s home is quite possibly the most true reflection of self, and our returning (insert jumping for joy and disorderly jubilation) First Family’s White House is no exception. A testament to their positive influence that’s inspired a nation again, one of the things on their agenda the first go around was planting a garden ala Alice Waters, the local food movement’s Grand Dame who’s been championing universal access to healthy, organic foods since the ’70s. Next up was a forward thinking chef to revamp the White House kitchen and help out with Let’s Move, and a celebrated Hollywood interior designer to make their living spaces chic and comfortable.
In honour of the ever-inspiring Obama’s homestead, we thought we’d take a look at other beautiful presidential dwellings around the world. From our own great nation’s extra large Georgian country house to Pritzker Prize-winner Oscar Niemeyer’s ode to simplicity and modernity in Brazil, click through to virtually visit our picks for the most beautiful presidential pied-à-terres on the planet. Nominate any that you think we’ve missed in the comments below!
1. The White House by James Hoban, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin
Henry Latrobe - Washington, DC
Image credit: HiraV; Pete Souza; The White House Blog
2. Élysée Palace by Armand-Claude Mollet, Étienne-Louis Boullée and
Joseph-Eugène Lacroix - Paris, France
Images via le dauphine; THE DARKROOM
3. Palácio do Planalto by Oscar Niemeyer - Brasília, Brazil
Images via Fabrite; Planalto; designKULTUR
4. Casa Rosada by Enrique Aberg and Francesco Tamburini -
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Images via Peach, Plum, Orange; deviantART
5. Palazzo del Quirinale - Rome, Italy
Images via daringtodo; Rai
6. Rashtrapati Bhavan by Edwin Landseer Lutyens - New Delhi, India
Images via kamit; Landscape Lover’s
7. Schloss Bellevue - Berlin, Germany
8. Presidential Palace by Uheiji Nagano - Taipei, Taiwan
Image credit: Kamakura; Ma Jien-kuo
9. Bessastaðir - Álftanes, Iceland
Image via Perlesmeden; Stephan Schmatz
10. Belém Palace - Lisbon, Portugal
Images via TrekEarth; Antónia Lobato
Top image: Mughal Gardens with Rashtrapati Bhavan in the background (left) and Palácio do Planalto (right).
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