Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada, is a historic estate in San Simeon, located on the Central Coast of California. Conceived by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, the castle was built between 1919 and 1947.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of 1,617 feet (493 metres)
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- Description: National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California, United States
- Also known as“Hearst San Simeon Estate”“La Cuesta Encantada”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Neptune Pool
The Neptune Pool is an outdoor swimming pool ensemble at Hearst Castle, in San Simeon, California.
Places in the Area
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San Simeon
San Simeon is a small town in San Luis Obispo County, on the Central Coast of California.
Hearst Castle
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Latitude
35.68481° or 35° 41′ 5″ north
Longitude
-121.16924° or 121° 10′ 9″ west
Open location code
847WMRMJ+W8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = museum
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Hearst Castle” goes by many names.
Hearst CastleAfrikaans
قلعة هارستArabic
Հերսթ ամրոցArmenian
Herst-kaslAzerbaijani
Замък ХърстBulgarian
Hearst CastleCatalan
赫斯特城堡Chinese
Hearst CastleCzech
Hearstův hradCzech
Hearst CastleDutch
Hearst CastleFinnish
Κάστρο ΧερστGreek
טירת הרסטHebrew
Hearst CastleHungarian
Hearst-kastélyHungarian
Castello HearstItalian
ハースト・キャッスルJapanese
ಹರ್ಸ್ಟ್ ಕ್ಯಾಸಲ್, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯKannada
허스트 캐슬Korean
قصر هرستPersian
Hearst CastlePolish
Херст-каслRussian
හ’ස්ට් කාස්ල්Sinhala
Hearst CastleSlovenian
Hearst CastleSwedish
Hearst CastleTurkish
Hearst KalesiTurkish
Замок ГерстаUkrainian
Castell HearstWelsh
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