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06.09.2024 - 17:32 / insider.com
The opulent mansions of the Gilded Age's wealthiest families once required exclusive invitations to visit. Today, many of them are museums open to the public.
As a history buff and fan of HBO's "The Gilded Age," I've toured eight Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Hudson Valley in New York.
The term "Gilded Age," coined by Mark Twain and derived from the practice of coating surfaces in a decorative layer of gold, was meant to critique the underbelly of inequality, exploitation, and corruption that enabled an elite few to amass enormous fortunes.
I've often been rendered speechless upon walking into rooms with marble walls, gilded ceilings, and priceless art. It was even more unbelievable when I learned that the families who built these palatial homes often only lived in them for a few weeks out of every year.
Take a look at the most extravagant, and often impractical, displays of wealth I've seen at historic Gilded Age mansions.
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