West Elevation, Chatsworth House in autumn, Derbyshire, England

Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England

Aerial image of Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial image of Longleat, an English country house, Horningsham, near Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Autumn (fall) colours, Chatsworth Park, stately home of the Duke of Devonshire, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Great Hall in courtyard of Dartington estate, Darlington, south Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Topiary Garden, overlooking the Nith Valley, at the 17th century Renaissance Palace (The Pink Palace), built by the 1st Duke of Queensberry, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Springtime at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Blair Atholl Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Blickling Hall on a misty morning at Blicking, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Springtime at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Amboise Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Amboise Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

The 17th century Renaissance Palace (The Pink Palace), built by the 1st Duke of Queensberry, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Chaumont Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Loir-et-Cher, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Amboise Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Chaumont Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Loir-et-Cher, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Amboise Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Amboise Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Usse Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Castle Walls, Angers Castle, Angers, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Langeais Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Castle Walls, Angers Castle, Angers, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Loire Valley, France, Europe

The Great Dining Room, Chatsworth, the home of the Duke of Devonshire, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chateau Pichon Longueville, Bordeaux, France

The Great Dining Room, Chatsworth, the home of the Duke of Devonshire, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chateau de Pau, Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France, Europe

Azay le Rideau Castle, Loire Valley, Indre et Loire, France

Chateau Pichon Longueville, Medoc, Gironde, France

Eggenberg Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Graz, Styria, Austria, Europe

Tulip border, pathway and lawn in spring at Hardwick Hall, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial view from the Old Hall of its replacement, Hardwick Hall, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial view of Mentmore Towers stately home with marquees where Sothebys conducts auction of contents, Buckinghamshire in 1977, UK

Saumur Chateau and the River Loire, in the Loire Valley, France

Saumur Chateau and the River Loire, in the Loire Valley, France

Elegant Fort William House at Glencairn near Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland

Renovation work at Stratfield Saye House, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Charlton Park House, home of the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Manor house in Shipton-Under-Wychwood, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Member of Heythrop Hunt rides with hounds at traditional Hunt Meet on Swinbrook House Estate in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Member of Heythrop Hunt rides with foxhounds at traditional Hunt Meet on Swinbrook House Estate in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Chastleton House, a Jacobean Manor in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

The restored stately home of Highcliffe Castle on the clifftops above Highcliffe Bay, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Newton House, Dinefwr Park near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Compton Verney stately home, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chastleton House, a Jacobean Manor in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Old and new halls, Hardwick Hall, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chateau de Chaintres in Saumur Champigny region of the Loire Valley, France

Chateau de Chaintres in Saumur Champigny region of the Loire Valley, France

Chateau de Chaintres in Saumur Champigny region of the Loire Valley, France

Saumur Chateau and the River Loire, in the Loire Valley, France

Saumur Chateau and the River Loire, in the Loire Valley, France

Chateau Providence at Pomerol in the Bordeaux wine region of France

Holkham Home Stately home near the North Norfolk Coast, Norfolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View from the east of Croft Castle, a National Trust property, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Penshurst Place, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, Engalnd, United Kingdom, Europe

West front of Coughton Court, owned by National Trust, Coughton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Jamaica. Stately home near montego bay

Trishaw in front of historic Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, Asia

Employees of Madewood Plantation in Napoleonville, Louisiana, USA

The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America, USA

Gossler house at Hamburg-Blankenese, Hamburg, Germany

Entrance to the manor house, Bateman's, home of the writer Rudyard Kipling, East Sussex, Great Britain

Price list for slaves, Laura Plantation, Vacherie, Louisiana, USA

View through an oak alley at a house at dusk, Oak Alley Plantation, Lousiana USA, America

The historic Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, Asia

Polesden Lacey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Villa Huegel, Essen, Ruhr Valley, Northrhine Westphalia, Germany

Terrace of Son Marroig Mansion & Gazebo at Sunset, near Deia, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Half timbered facade of the Stiftsherrenhaus, Hamelin, Weser Hills, North Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Palm trees at the garden of a manor house, Torquay, Devon, Southern England, Great Britain, Europe

Entrance to manor in Zellerfeld, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Exclusive homes on Ocean Drive in Newport, Rhode Island, United States of Ameica, USA

Son Marroig, Manor House with Ionic temple, Tramuntana Mountains, Mediterranean Sea, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Villa Valmarana ai Nani, fresco paintings from Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Stairway inside of the Colombischloessle, Archeological Museum, Freiburg im Breisgau, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Stairway inside of the Colombischloessle, Archeological Museum, Freiburg im Breisgau, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Facade with ivy, Gluecksburg, Flensburg fjord, Baltic Sea, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Lanhydrock House and Garden, near Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

View at mansion Muckross House, Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Villa Valmarana ai Nani, fresco paintings from Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Boitzenburg castle, Boitzenburg, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Hotel Solar do Lalem in Maia, northcoast, Island of Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal

Polesden Lacey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Gossler house in the twilight, Hamburg Blankenese, Hamburg, Germany

Manor house with baroque garden, Blankenburg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Fishing boats and rowboats anchoring in harbour Gialos, picturesque houses in background, Simi, Symi Island, Greece

Laura Plantation is a rare example of a creole plantation house, Vacherie, Louisiana, USA

A Louisiana dream: an old oak alley leads towards Rosedown Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA

View at mansion Muckross House beside trees, Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Gossler house in the twilight, Hamburg-Blankenese, Hamburg, Germany

Old woman in front of manor house Prideaux Place, Padstow, Cornwall, Southern England, Great Britain, Europe

Mansions at quay of harbour Gialos, Simi, Symi Island, Greece

Yacht and sailing boats anchoring at quay of harbour Gialos, picturesque mansions at mountainside in background, Simi, Symi Island, Greece

Formal garden in front of Athelhampton House, Dorset, England, Great Britain, Europe

Blandy House at Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro Gardens, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Palmse Manor House, Lahemaa National Park, Estonia, Europe