c.sam posted:If you've never been, it's worth the price of admission to see it and what they accomplished in the late 1900s. Hard to imagine how they built structures like this at the time.
The late 1800s. Actually, building engineering and design were very sophisticated then. Lots of magnificent structures were built at that time which involved far more expertise than the Biltmore, from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Eiffel Tower. Looking at an enormous European cathedral built in the 1200s - now that is something that's hard to imagine. Or the Taj Mahal, built in the 1600s. Or the Pyramids, for that matter. The Palace of Versailles in France, home of King Louis XIV, built in the 1600s, has over 721,000 sq ft, 700 rooms, and 1250 fireplaces. The Biltmore has about 179,000 sq ft.
The Biltmore is worth seeing, though. Also worth seeing are the grounds, which were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, America's most famous landscape designer (who also designed Central Park, among other things).
If you can't visit, rent the movie "Being There." 
