Hearst Castle

Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada, is a historic estate in , 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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California, United States
  • Also known as: “Hearst San Simeon Estate” and “La Cuesta Encantada”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Neptune Pool.

Swimming pool
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an outdoor swimming pool ensemble at Hearst Castle, in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Simeon.

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is a small town in in the region of .

Hearst Castle

Latitude
35.68481° or 35° 41′ 5″ north
Longitude
-121.16924° or 121° 10′ 9″ west
Elevation
1,617 feet (493 metres)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
847WMRMJ+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1318041793
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5356033
Wiki­data ID
Q378143
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Hearst Castle” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Hearst Castle”
  • Arabic: “قلعة هارست”
  • Armenian: “Հերսթ ամրոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Herst-kasl”
  • Bulgarian: “Замък Хърст”
  • Catalan: “Hearst Castle”
  • Chinese: “赫斯特城堡”
  • Czech: “Hearstův hrad”
  • Dutch: “Hearst Castle”
  • Finnish: “Hearst Castle”
  • French: “Hearst Castle”
  • German: “Hearst Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Χερστ”
  • Hebrew: “טירת הרסט”
  • Hungarian: “Hearst Castle”
  • Hungarian: “Hearst-kastély”
  • Italian: “Castello Hearst”
  • Japanese: “ハースト・キャッスル”
  • Kannada: “ಹರ್ಸ್ಟ್ ಕ್ಯಾಸಲ್, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯ”
  • Korean: “허스트 캐슬”
  • Persian: “قصر هرست”
  • Polish: “Hearst Castle”
  • Russian: “Херст-касл”
  • Sinhala: “හ’ස්ට් කාස්ල්”
  • Sinhala: “හස්ට් කාස්ල්”
  • Slovenian: “Hearst Castle”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Hearst”
  • Swedish: “Hearst Castle”
  • Turkish: “Hearst Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Герста”
  • Welsh: “Castell Hearst”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Marmolejo Flats and San Simeon.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Casa Del Sol and Casa Del Mar.

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