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1. Once in Biltmore Village, we drive through Lodge Gate, the main entrance to the estate. We travel on a three-mile driveway that winds through a forest with natural pools, springs, and streams. What is the name given to this driveway?
2. In the impressive court of the main house, it's difficult not to notice the magnificent landscaping planned by this famous landscape architect who also designed New York's Central Park and the campus of Wellesley College.
3. As we move past the entrance onto the main floor, we find ourselves in a bright, sunny room containing bamboo furniture and a bronze sculpture of a boy and geese. This room is called...
4. This enormous room on the main floor contains 16th century Flemish tapestries, two throne chairs, and a statue of Joan of Arc.
5. In the library, we find what impressive article?
6. Look up! We're in the library where we can view a ceiling painting called "The Chariot of Aurora". It was brought to Biltmore from the Pisani Palace in Venice. Does anyone remember which artist painted this?
7. Now up to the second floor where we will view Mr. Vanderbilt's bedroom, which houses furniture designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt and a collection of 16th and 17th century fine engravings. What is this room called?
8. This elegant oval-shaped room, draped with yellow silk and furnished in the Louis XV style, was designed for the future Mrs. Vanderbilt.
9. This room, located between the second and third floor, was often used to practice home remedies and herbal medicine. It served other functions, as well.
10. Next, we'll begin our downstairs tour by descending from the staircase hall to a brightly painted room. In 1926, house guests of the Vanderbilts each designed and painted a section of the room in preparation for a party. What is this room called?
11. Mr. Vanderbilt put a lot of thought into planning recreational activities for his house guests. Which of the following activity areas is not included in the basement of Biltmore?
12. Next we find ourselves in the service area of the home. The large cookstove in the main kitchen was heated by coal or wood. Whose job was it to start the stove fire in the morning before anyone else was awake?
13. There were walk-in refrigerators at Biltmore Estate.
14. Now we'll ascend the Bachelor's Stairwell to the all-male section of the house containing the Smoking Room and the Trophy Room. What is this section of the estate called?
15. That concludes our tour of the main house. Please feel free to roam the property. Which of these features won't you find at Biltmore Estate?
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