• Mathai testified earlier that she slept in a closet, worked long days without vacation, days off or sick time and wasn't allowed to leave the property, a palatial stone mansion on a cliff overlooking the Mohawk River.

    WSJ: NY case of illegal mansion servant set to resume

  • Reijtenbagh lived in a palatial estate in Brasschaat, Belgium and pursued eccentric hobbies, such as driving his 1961 Bentley Continental S2 in a 9, 000- mile car rally from Amsterdam to Beijing.

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  • Each has fresco ceilings and a palatial bathroom, plus state-of-the-art technology (Apple TV, Blu-Ray, etc.).

    FORBES: An Offer You Can't Refuse: Francis Ford Coppola Opens Italian Hotel

  • Bankrolled by the royal family of Abu Dhabi, the palatial resort is a feat of engineering.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The former occupant, a financial services company, had built a palatial executive suite with stained glass, antiques and expensive art.

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  • In it Sir Ben plays former Iranian colonel Behrani who flees to the US but finds he cannot provide such a palatial life for his family, and is forced to take menial jobs to make ends meet.

    BBC: Sir Ben was knighted in 2002

  • In London, it will be on display from July 5 to Sept. 29 at Somerset House, a palatial 18th-century edifice beside the River Thames that has been transformed over the last decade from dusty tax office to busy arts and cultural center.

    NPR: Ferran Adria Brings ElBulli Exhibition To London

  • Comprised of palatial villas, a free-form swimming pool, signature Anantara Spa and gourmet dining, I was anxious to experience all the property had to offer and, after a quick dip in the refreshing pool, I signed up for an early morning, sunrise desert trek.

    FORBES: A Luxury Oasis In Abu Dhabi: Anantara's Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort

  • Here in a palatial nutshell was the palette and soft light, the practicality and brio, the deep tradition and smart modernity that I would see again and again over the next few days as I made my own accelerated loop through the trinity of cities Antwerp, Ghent, and Bruges that anchor the northern region of Belgium known as Flanders.

    CNN: Flanders: Europe's best-kept design secret

  • The chapter builds its way to a vertigo-inducing chase across palatial heights in what feels like a good old-fashioned platformer boss fight.

    FORBES: Connect

  • The original 13, 000 sq m chateau, which featured grand horseshoe steps and a once palatial ballroom, was previously hired out for wedding receptions and functions.

    BBC: Chateau de Bellevue

  • They've since renovated the chateau (which had been used for government conferences), furnishing each bathroom with Italian marble, covering chairs and beds in rich brocade fabrics and sourcing 17th-century furniture for a truly palatial effect.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Since the reign of Pope Pius X at the beginning of the 20th Century every pope has occupied the palatial penthouse apartment with more than a dozen rooms, staff quarters, a terrace and extensive views over the city of Rome.

    BBC: Pope Francis shuns grand apartment for two rooms

  • Once, before the palatial Coyote Hill Road building was constructed, a group that Starkweather had to be connected to was moved to another building, across the Foothill Expressway, half a mile away.

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  • We pressed hard, but the speaker ultimately did not rehearse beyond talking through the script in a 10-minute session in his palatial apartment overlooking Central Park in New York.

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  • Sajid Ahmed Rana's home in Lahore is palatial compared with Louise Campbell's council house in a remote corner of Scotland.

    ECONOMIST: One girl, two warring parents and international diplomacy

  • Ecclestone, 22, is said to be moving into the palatial pad following her August nuptials to James Stunt, a businessman and London nightclub fixture.

    FORBES: Billionaire Heiress Petra Ecclestone Buying $150 Million Spelling Manor

  • Unlike gaudy jewels, palatial homes, and ostentatious cars, private foundations are a uniquely admired, understated way to make the powerful statement that you have arrived.

    FORBES: Keeping Up With The Gateses

  • The Nine embarked upon a programme of urban renewal, adorning their new cathedral, building the city's civic palace, the vast piazza that spreads like a scallop shell before it, and the palatial hospital that still functioned in recent times.

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  • Paul Bates, a patient from Torpoint in Cornwall, described the new unit as "palatial".

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  • Roger Thornhill's iconic journey starts in the palatial Grand Central Terminal with the much repeated theme of the fugitive trying to board a train without being spotted.

    BBC: What is it about trains in movies?

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