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Europe | Scotland

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation in Scotland
Bymaeta2017 July 22, 2019

This sculpture garden was created by Charles Jencks, a renowned landscape architect and theorist, and Maggie Keswick, his late wife. They chose their home, Portrack House, to be the location for their dream. Located near Dumfries, South-west Scotland, the sculpture garden covers 30 acres and has an unusual design, which was inspired by contemporary cosmology,…

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garden, sculpture garden
North America | Oregon | USA

Timberline Lodge – The Real Overlook Hotel from “The Shining”
ByArtemisiaKraken July 16, 2020November 25, 2025

The elegant pitch-roofed facade of Timberline Lodge seems very familiar and there’s a reason for that. This luxurious hotel and ski lodge was used as the exterior location for the Overlook Hotel in the Stanley Kubrick film “The Shining”. Located an hour away from Portland, Oregon, 6000 feet up the south side of Mount Hood,…

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filming locations, hotel, hotels, ski resort