The Hauntingly Beautiful Miranda Castle

The Miranda Castle

Miranda Castle, also known as Noisy Castle is a 19th century castle in Celles, province of Namur, Belgium, in the region of the Ardennes.

The castle 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 in a derelict state. It has become a favourite venue of urban explorers.

Chateau Miranda

The Miranda Castle or Chateau Miranda was built in 1866. It was deserted in 1991.

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LEGO Haunted House

Mike Doyle’s latest LEGO house (perhaps even more hauntingly beautiful than the last) is a Victorian mansion that transcends the material so effectively, the plastic reads like real rotting bricks and mortar. I love the house-devouring trees, created with LEGO hinge cylinders to mimic the texture of tree bark, and ridged 3 mm hose, droid arms and other technic connectors for the creepy, spindly branches.

Constructed brick by brick with 50k-60k LEGO parts over a period of approximately 450 hours.

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