Haunting photos of abandoned castles
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The lens of French artist Martin Vaissie, 25, is "naturally attracted to decaying places" -- probably not surprising for someone whose work involves, among other things, designing unsettling creatures.
Known as Hotel Rouge, Chateau Rouge or Chateau Bambi, this castle in Belgium is known among urban explorers of abandoned buildings, but not much information is available about its history. According to the website Crasstalk, it was built in 1889, became a luxury hotel after World War II, and was abandoned in 2009.
This photo and the next two show Chateau de Noisy (Noisy Castle), also known as Chateau Miranda, in Belgium. Built as a summer home for a wealthy family in the mid-1800s, it later became a holiday camp for the children of railway workers
Chateau de Noisy was abandoned about 20 years ago and is now popular among urban explorers
Vaissie photographed Chateau de Noisy (Noisy Castle), also known as Chateau Miranda, in 2011
This is one of three 2012 photos in this slideshow from a "mysteriously abandoned castle in the middle of a quite dense residential zone" near Purpan in the south of France
This is one of three 2012 photos in this slideshow from a "mysteriously abandoned castle in the middle of a quite dense residential zone" near Purpan in the south of France,
This is one of three 2012 photos in this slideshow from a "mysteriously abandoned castle in the middle of a quite dense residential zone" near Purpan in the south of France,
An abandoned castle in the south of France, photographed in 2012. The surrounding buildings were abandoned as well
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A structure surrounding a (much bigger) castle in the south of France, photographed in 2012
While this "might look abstract, it's in fact a pigeonhole," Vaissie tells Yahoo Homes. He photographed it in the south of France near Toulouse, where he lives
This is one of two 2012 photos from abandoned housing near a pasta factory, also abandoned, in the south of France
This is one of two 2012 photos from abandoned housing near a pasta factory, also abandoned, in the south of France
This residence, photographed in 2012, was near Carmaux in the south of France
Vaissie shot this photo of a "classy room from a little manor" near Toulouse, where he lives, earlier this year
"This place was pretty destroyed," Vaissie tells Yahoo Homes. "No roof left, barely some walls -- and a lot of vegetation." He photographed it in 2012 in the south of France.
