A peek inside Biltmore Estate


Looking above the winter garden room on the estate's first floor

The banquet hall

The pipe organ overlooking the banquet hall

One of the gorgeous sitting rooms, warmed by one of the estate's 65 fireplaces



The library

This circular staircase winds from the first floor to the fourth. Each window reveals a beautiful view.

The chandelier lights the staircase from the fourth to the first floor. It weighs 1500 pounds and is secured by a single bolt.

Intricate stonework adorns the archways, and gargoyles watch over many of the rooms.