The Stanley Hotel is a 140-room hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. I had the pleasure of visiting Estes this year, and my love of architecture guaranteed that I was very happy to see such a beautiful building. My love of pop culture, however, guaranteed that I was thrilled to see the famed place that inspired a Stephen King novel, The Shining.
Unfortunately, Kubrick did not choose to use this location when he adapted King's novel into a somewhat well-known film. The Timberline Lodge on Oregon's Mount Hood was used for some exterior shots, and Kubrick had a life-size recreation to work with, but that's about it.
Sad as it is that I didn't get to see the exterior used in the film, this is a wonderful structure with an important place in pop culture history. I'm very glad I got to see it.
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