House between rocks: a tiny castle in France

House between rocks: a tiny castle in France

 

 

House between rocks: architectural oddity in France

 

 

Castle Castel Meur - "calling card" of Brittany, architectural oddity, unique in its kind. His second title of «La Maison du Gouffre», which literally means "House between rocks" .

 

French Chateau Castel Meur

 

 

Unusual house, "sandwiched" between the rocks, attracts tourists from all over the world. It is located in a small village in the department of Plougrescant Côtes d'Armor. The house was built in 1861, long before the laws were passed, significantly limiting the areas suitable for buildings.

 

House between rocks: architectural oddity in France

 

 

The first owner lived here for many years, despite the obvious difficulties which arose due to a similar arrangement. Now live in the house of his great-granddaughter, who moved to France from the United States in 2004.

 

House between rocks: architectural oddity in France

 

 

Over the years, the house was opened to the public, but one unpleasant incident happened: a group of Japanese tourists climbed onto the roof to do especially spectacular frame and damaged floors. The then owner of the castle made a complaint to the court, now Castel Meur - this is private property. Now take a picture near the problematic, but no one stops to admire the "house between the rocks" from a distance.

 

House between rocks: architectural oddity in France

 

 

French Chateau Castel Meur, built between the rocks - a perfect place of solitude and peace, but the castle Dar al Hayyar in Yemen, built on the rock, is more reminiscent of a fairytale mirage in the desert.

 

House between rocks: architectural oddity in France

 

 

via : http://worldartdalia.blogspot.kr/2014/10/blog-post_73.html