Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina This location was chosen by Ridley Scott to signify the huge personal wealth of the character Mason Verger. It built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1888 and 1895 and occupies 175,000 square feet. Still owned by Vanderbilt’s descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gilded Age.
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