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The extensive use of all natural-sustainable custom cast-stone and granite accentuate(强调) the architecture and old world charm of this European inspired mansion. Two-central 'radius and twist'limestone(石灰岩) staircases(楼梯) and bowedbalustrade(栏杆) surrounding the veranda(走廊)make a grand entrance to the properties French inspired gardens that can be viewed from the ballroom's 20-foot floor to ceiling windows or octagonal-shaped informal dining-breakfast room that has a two-story cooper roof turret(炮塔). The luxurious entry foyer(门厅) with its sweeping curved staircase and hand-forged custom iron-balustrade with brass handrail highlights themetamorphosis(变形) of this bucolic country estate into a French inspired mansion. Making an elegant entrance to the 1200 square-foot 17th century Louis XIV inspired ballroom that waits beyond theunderstated(低调的) curved archway(拱门) framed by the staircase. Italian marble floors withinlaid(镶嵌的) chocolate marble Lamé Curve(super-ellipses) are softened with the use of cherry-wood stairs and risers, accentuates the transition through the ballroom to the outside 40-foot stone veranda.
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