sent from a phone > Am 15.10.2015 um 11:07 schrieb John Willis <jo...@mac.com>: > > Hearst castle is a very imposing and dominating structure. It was styled > somewhat as a castle (good imagery in google street view) Hearst was also a > powerful figure - but was it a seat of dominance over the land? A home to > political power? A place to defend the leaders from attack? Nope.
at least the intention was to build a castle, the typology is copying from castles, Hearst ruled an imperium (of publishing), he organized impressive receptions, held formal dinners, etc. --- for me the meaning of castle as you describe it would not have to be stretched (much). Cheers, Martin _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
