See Also: Mata Utu(tourism)
Mata Hari(encyclopedia)
Mata Hari(dictionary)
Mata Hari(dictionary)
Hari, Mata(dictionary)
Inv. la Mata del Moral, SICAV, Sa(finance)
San Simeon(encyclopedia)
Simeon I(encyclopedia)
North, Simeon(encyclopedia)
Simeon (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

Mata Hari (iou) and San Simeon (sh)


Mata Hari (iou)



Mata Hari noun. M20.
[Name taken by Margaretha Gertruida Zelle (1876-1917), Dutch courtesan and spy, from Malay matahari sun, from mata eye + hari day.]
A beautiful and seductive woman spy.

San Simeon (sh)




Former estate of William Randolph Hearst in southern California.

It was built on a vast private estate of 245,000 acres (99,000 hectares), developed in the 1860s by Hearst's father. In 1919-20, with the architect Julia Morgan, Hearst began construction of a complex of luxurious buildings and gardens to serve as a country house. The main residence, later called Hearst Castle, is a Spanish Renaissance building with 150 rooms, a cathedral-like facade, and two bell towers. Lavish interior decorations were obtained from European churches and palaces. The site's embellishment continued (1919-48) with numerous subsidiary buildings, Mediterranean gardens, statuary, pools, fountains, a pergola, and priceless Art treasures collected from all over the world. The complex is now a state historical monument.