January 18, 2014

Fairy tale castles do exist

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 Pictures by Natacha George
I have not visited this castle myself but found Natacha's pictures stunning.  Natacha told me that an application for the demolition of the castle has been filed while at the same time a petition to save it is going around. According to Wikipedia,  the Noisy Castle, also known as the Miranda Castle, located in Celles near Namur, South of Brussels,  "was built in 1866 by the English architect Milner under commission from the Liedekerke-Beaufort family, who had left their previous home, Vêves Castle, during the French Revolution.

Their descendants remained in occupation until World War II, when it was taken over by the National Railway Company of Belgium as an orphanage. It remained a facility for the use of children until 1980.
It has stood empty since 1991. Although the municipality of Celles has offered to take it over, the family has refused, and the enormous building is now (as of 2011) in a derelict state. It has become a favourite venue of urban explorers". 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Castle

13 comments:

  1. I do think that it is so sad to destroy such wonderful old buildings. Your captures are terrific as always!

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  2. Inderdaad sprookjesachtig. Erg mooi.

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  3. sprookjesachtig....ik zou maar opletten , straks mogelijk een spookkasteel

    groeten

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  4. Hallo Anni,
    Zelfs al is het dan geen middeleeuws bouwwerk toch is het jammer dat het zo onderkomen is. Zal wel plaats moeten maken voor een of ander lelijk project van een promotor zeker???
    Ik wens je een prettige zondag,
    Frans

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  5. Dus toch..., Anni, sprookjes bestaan... !?
    Lie(f)s.

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  6. stunning. it does look like a fairy tale :)

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  7. Wat zonde dat de eigenaar het niet onderhoud, dan vervalt het straks helemaal, zou toch jammer zijn.

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  8. This is a lovely place and very different from my own so hopping to your blog transport me to a different place. Great job.

    Oman Is An Island

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  9. What a dominant tower. Needs some maintenance. Must be very expensive.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  10. interessant bericht en foto's. Prettige avond, Dietmut

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  11. ja, echt zoals in een sprookje! misschien Doornroosje's kasteel ;-)

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  12. Het draagt een sprookje met zich mee

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