Hey, we shrunk the house! The Astolat Castle Dollhouse will be on display at the Shops at Columbus Circle now through Dec. 8.
Appraised at $8.5 million dollars, and the most valuable dollhouse ever made — the Astolat Castle — houses the finest miniatures in the world, with more than 30,000 items including beds, pianos, oil paintings, mirrors, fireplaces, gold miniature jewelry, rare-mini books more than 100 years old, fine rugs, fabrics, and pieces made of silver and gold. It has seven levels, stairways, hallways, a basement, a wine cellar, a kitchen, and an armory. There are formal rooms, a library, a music room, a grand ballroom and a bar, and that’s before you get to the Wizard’s tower on the top level.
The house was designed and built by miniaturist Elaine Diehl and took more than two years to create. It weighs 800 pounds and features 29 rooms.
Astolat Castle Dollhouse on display now through Dec. 8, daily from 10 am to 9 pm; free.
The Shops at Columbus Circle [10 Columbus Circle at W. 59th Street in Midtown, (212) 823–6300; www.thesh
