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9 of the most fascinating abandoned mansions from around the world
Posted on 6/13/14 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 6/13/14 at 2:44 pm
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Pidhirtsi Castle, Pidhirtsi, Ukraine
Château Miranda or Château de Noisy, Celles, Belgium
Halcyon Hall, Bennett College, Millbrook, New York
Kasteel van Mesen, Lede, Belgium
Pidhirtsi Castle, Pidhirtsi, Ukraine
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This castle, built between 1635 and 1640, was once richly furnished, but during World War I, Russian soldiers destroyed the lavish interior. Later, the castle belonged to prince Roman Sanguszko, who removed some of its valuable furnishings in 1939 and took them to Brazil. After WWII, the Soviets reopened it as a Tubercolosis sanitarium, but in 1956 the old castle caught fire and burned for three weeks, destroying the last of its interior beauty. The Lviv Gallery of Arts is trying to restore the building, but at present, there aren't any visible changes.
Château Miranda or Château de Noisy, Celles, Belgium
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Château Miranda was built in 1866 by an English architect for the Liedekerke-Beaufort family. The family lived there until World War II, when it was taken over by the National Railway Company of Belgium. It's empty since 1991, in part because the family refuses to turn it over to the municipality of Celles.
Halcyon Hall, Bennett College, Millbrook, New York
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Halcyon Hall was originally built as a luxury hotel in 1890, but closed in 1901. However, the hall enjoyed a second life when, a few years later, the Bennett School for Girls moved in, making the building home and school to students from prominent families. However, with the rise of coeducational schooling, the Bennett failed to thrive, going bankrupt and shuttering its doors in 1978.
Kasteel van Mesen, Lede, Belgium
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The almost 500-year-old (built in 1628) building has functioned as a castle, a gin distillery, a tobacco factory, and, after World War I, a boarding school for girls financed by the Belgian aristocracy. In 1971, after French education was banned in Flemish regions, the school ceased activities and the building was abandoned. It was demolished in 2010.
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Posted on 6/13/14 at 3:11 pm to hawgfaninc
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the Soviets reopened it as a Tubercolosis sanitarium
Huh. I work in an old tuberculosis sanitarium. It looks cool, but not that cool.
ETA: Here's our tb sanitarium. There was new construction in the late 70s that more than doubled the space you see here, but this is the wing I work in. It's not the easiest place to be when working late is necessary.
This post was edited on 6/13/14 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 6/13/14 at 5:29 pm to hawgfaninc
Fascinating link. Thanks.
Whoa, that's a spooky place to work. I wouldn't to work late hours there either.
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Huh. I work in an old tuberculosis sanitarium. It looks cool, but not that cool. ETA: Here's our tb sanitarium. There was new construction in the late 70s that more than doubled the space you see here, but this is the wing I work in. It's not the easiest place to be when working late is necessary.
Whoa, that's a spooky place to work. I wouldn't to work late hours there either.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 11:27 pm to Kentucker
There have always been rumors of a basement that was sealed off in the 50's when the sanitarium closed. During recent renovations, we uncovered an old building plan from 1937 showing where it is. There are now discussions on whether to tunnel 10 feet through the wall in one of our lower levels (below ground) to see what's there.
Hell. No.
Hell. No.
Posted on 6/14/14 at 8:58 am to FleshEatingSalsa
Sounds like how a zombie outbreak would start.
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