“In 2020 a team was created to preserve the castle because there has been vandalism and things stolen, graffiti on the staircase. Ramy Awad, is already graffiti which really broke my heart seeing,” he said. Ramy Awad, The primary bedroom in a visible state of disrepair. The home was designed with renaissance-revival architecture.
“They own or have owned other properties in other countries such as Switzerland and Holland, which ended up being resold to recover their debts,” he said.Īwad explained that they are careful with releasing the location since the home has since been vandalized. The castle has been “totally abandoned” for nearly two decades, since 2003, according to Awad, who claims the estate was last owned by an Indonesian family who neglected the property and stopped paying taxes.
This was defintely one of the most beautiful castles 🏰 #abandonmentissues #urbexfrance #abandonedplaces #scarystorytime ♬ Mysterious – Andreas Scherren Three years later, in 1869, he followed them and traveled via New York to Providence, Rhode a castle that was owned by passengers on the Titanic 😳. In 1866, while studying to become a jeweler, his parents and one of his brothers emigrated to America. Østby’s wife died in 1899, at the age of 45 - 13 years before the Titanic sank near Newfoundland in Canada.īefore Østby’s death, he was a successful jeweler in Oslo. He had lived in the castle with his wife, Lizzy, and their five children until the late 1900s, Awad claims. Helene survived by boarding one of the lifeboats. Ramy Awad, was a first-class passenger on the Titanic ship, and was accompanied by his daughter, Helene, when he died in the sinking on April 15, 1912. Ramy Awad, The formal dining room with plates still set. Ramy Awad, The foyer, which looks eerily stuck in time. An urban explorer visited an abandoned French castle once owned by victims of the Titanic disaster. “While exploring I felt a rush of emotions knowing the rich history of this castle and seeing it in such an abandoned state,” he added.īuilt in 1868, Norwegian businessman Engelhart Cornelius Østby saw interest in the renaissance-revival style period estate and purchased it in 1898, according to Awad. I have been exploring abandoned places for eight years now and this was by far my favorite explore.”
“I was instantly in love with the rich history of the castle. “This location was always on the top of my list,” Awad, 32, told The Post. Located in an undisclosed location in Nievre, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Awad said he has come to learn about its history from other urban explorers, known as the “urbax” community.
The result? A TikTok video that has already garnered more than 10.2 million views in which Awad gives viewers a tour inside the castle, which features fully furnished rooms with vintage rugs and furniture, wooden panels, built-in bookshelves and bed covers. Ramy Awad, an urban explorer living in New York City, set out to central France to document an abandoned 19th-century castle, which he claims was once home to victims of the Titanic disaster. Mansion from BBC’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ lists for $7.3M in England NYC to demolish landmark building owned by secret millionaire ‘bag lady’Ī loft in a famous Noho artist oasis is listing for $4.75MĬatholic church transformed into modern mansion lists for $4.42M
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