15 Of The Most Beautiful Abandoned Castles I Discovered During My Travels Around The World

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Renovate such building is out of budget for almost everyone. It takes really skilled craftsmen and their rates are quite expensive. materials are expensive too, like cut stones, slates, stained glass ... Some of these materials arn't even produced anymore. It's a shame they're left to die but on the bright side, in France we have a lot of castle, like really a lot. it's ok if a few of them disappear

many of them already are museums, art centers, hotels, city halls etc...but you can't save them all : "The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards. The number of castles in France is estimated to about 45,000, a bit more than 1 for France's 36,000 communes. (French communes are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, Gemeinden in Germany, comuni in Italy, or municipios in Spain.) " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_France

the photographer is french : CASTLE : "large building or series of connected buildings fortified for defense, fortress, stronghold" (late Old English), in this sense from Old North French castel (Old French chastel, 12c.; Modern French : château), from Latin castellum "a castle, fort, citadel, stronghold. CHATEAU : is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. "The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word château denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. When clarification is needed in French, the term château fort is used to describe a fortified castle, such as the Château fort de Roquetaillade." So nothing wrong with him calling them " castles " . Thank you very much !

WHAT ???? number 4 : Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers : The stronghold dates to the thirteenth century and was originally called Motte Bauçay (or Baussay).

"The number of castles in France is estimated to about 45,000, a bit more than 1 for France's 36,000 communes. (French communes are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, Gemeinden in Germany, comuni in Italy, or municipios in Spain.) "