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15 Of The Most Beautiful Abandoned Castles I Discovered During My Travels Around The World
I'm a French artist, and my name is Dimitri "Jahz Design." I graduated as a graphic designer. I have always been interested in history and architectural remains. It was in 2013 when I developed my interest in the urban photography of heritage in disuse. My first exploration was an ancient cemetery of military ships.
I travel the globe looking for forgotten places in urban decay. Today, I want to share with you the most beautiful abandoned castles in the world.
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Imagine the people that walked through these halls- the property...
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That's Chateau Miranda in Noisy. It was torn down by its a*****e owner despite the best efforts of activists to try and save it.
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Jahz Design: Your pictures are fantastic! They’ve given me new fodder for my “personal fantasy hour”. Do you have any info on the castles’ histories? The families that owned them? Or specific location? I’d like to look a couple of them up; namely, #1 & #8. Very good job!👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽💗
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Maybe not abandoned but definitely only ruins. The place has no roof and the interior is completely gutted. I thought a fire might of gutted it but it was just neglect. So sad.
Very interesting, it would be nice to see the interior, however, I do understand it is likely unsafe, thanks for showing !!!
Each of these castles could inspire their own delightful stories. Loves won and lost, secrets kept or revealed. Battles fought all the little joys and tragedies of life. All empty houses or buildings own the bittersweet wisftul, but there is that extra layer of intrigue and romance when it is a castle.
Thinking of the history and memories lost within the walls of all of these castles breaks my heart. Even more when the interior is also photographed and shown. Homes are ingrained within families. Where did their families go??
Regular abandoned houses already make me sad, but all this lost beauty and culture is just heart breaking.
It breaks my heart to see such beautiful buildings Being left to fall apart. It should be possible to have it for free but sign some co tract that you should renovate it..
I love every one of these. My favorite house ever is the house in Locke and Key.
How sad that these are abandoned. They could be museums or public spaces of some kind. Such beautiful architecture gone to waste.
I love them all. I wish I could buy them and fix them up. Back to beautiful and wonderful. I would think that their countries would want to preserve their history.
Can you share the location of these wonderful places -- at least the country they're in? As a scholar of colonial architecture, I'm especially fascinated by old mansions in the tropics that often reflect a mixture of European and local influences. I'd be very grateful for more information on the places you're documenting so well. They represent a lost epoch wherever they are. Robert Gamble (USA)
They say there are more castles in Germany than McDonalss in the US and I looked it up and by god it is true, over 20,000, the majority abandoned
Fascinating photos, but he's really stretching the definition of "castle," isn't he?
Very interesting, it would be nice to see the interior, however, I do understand it is likely unsafe, thanks for showing !!!
Each of these castles could inspire their own delightful stories. Loves won and lost, secrets kept or revealed. Battles fought all the little joys and tragedies of life. All empty houses or buildings own the bittersweet wisftul, but there is that extra layer of intrigue and romance when it is a castle.
Thinking of the history and memories lost within the walls of all of these castles breaks my heart. Even more when the interior is also photographed and shown. Homes are ingrained within families. Where did their families go??
Regular abandoned houses already make me sad, but all this lost beauty and culture is just heart breaking.
It breaks my heart to see such beautiful buildings Being left to fall apart. It should be possible to have it for free but sign some co tract that you should renovate it..
I love every one of these. My favorite house ever is the house in Locke and Key.
How sad that these are abandoned. They could be museums or public spaces of some kind. Such beautiful architecture gone to waste.
I love them all. I wish I could buy them and fix them up. Back to beautiful and wonderful. I would think that their countries would want to preserve their history.
Can you share the location of these wonderful places -- at least the country they're in? As a scholar of colonial architecture, I'm especially fascinated by old mansions in the tropics that often reflect a mixture of European and local influences. I'd be very grateful for more information on the places you're documenting so well. They represent a lost epoch wherever they are. Robert Gamble (USA)
They say there are more castles in Germany than McDonalss in the US and I looked it up and by god it is true, over 20,000, the majority abandoned
Fascinating photos, but he's really stretching the definition of "castle," isn't he?