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Back Story: Ten Crazy Facts from Cà d'Zan, The Mansion the Circus Built
for a whopping $985K. 4. The roof of the mansion is layered with antique Spanish barrel tiles, salvaged from Barcelona by John Ringling himself. With hundreds of Barcelona buildings then slated for demolition (to enlarge the streets), Ringling had thousands from Curbed Read more »
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It’s the good life, especially when you’re affluent
to the museum. His 1572 painting Rest on the Flight into Egypt was the first work of art collected by circus magnate John Ringling — who would later acquire a large collection of Baroque art and Peter Paul Rubens paintings. That painting is part of the Ringling’s from Calgary Herald Read more »
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Early Sarasota residents left a wealth of beauty
Ringling was a tall, blunt, all-business lover of excitement and the grandiose -- perfect traits for a circus magnate. His Ohio farm-girl wife was a pretty, petite and gracious lover of flowers, and was an avid reader and a quick and lifelong learner. The from Fort Worth Star-Telegram Read more »
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Truthsayer Voyages: Ringling Museum
Ringling built a house on the shore of Sarasota Bay. Not just a house, a palace. He made millions as the owner of the Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey Circus but went broke in the depression. He was an avid art collector and had thousands of paintings in his from Sail Blogs Read more »
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The Impulsive Traveler: In Sarasota, Fla., stop and smell Mrs. Ringling’s roses
of heady aromatic roses that was completed in 1913 turns 100 this month, making it the oldest tended rose garden in Florida. John Ringling was a tall, blunt, all-business lover of excitement and the grandiose, perfect traits for a circus magnate. His Ohio from The Washington Post Read more »
