05/30/2026
The inside is as sublime as the outside. We’ve walked the grounds many times, but this was the first we were able to actually go inside; my expectations were not disappointed. Dreamscape after dreamscape, with Persian tiles and Lockwood de Forest carving all over the place. The colors, not surprisingly, are 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 — total masterclass on the effects of hue in space, orchestrated entirely by Church himself. Leighton House in London is the only other place Olana reminds me of, but at Leighton House the contents have either been collected back or reproduced. Nothing here ever left. Extraordinary.
