Man builds fairy-tale castle by himself. Pol Gilson

Man builds fairy-tale castle by himself. Pol Gilson embarked on the unlikely adventure in the mid 1960s and continued working on his project until his death in 2007. Once upon a time in 1964, Pol Gilson decided to build a second home in the middle of a green area near Bigelbach in the north-east of the Grand Duchy. His first construction, made out of wood, was destroyed in a fire in 1973. Gilson remained imperturbable even after that setback, and started with a new construction, this time using stone and concrete. Gilson was the the son of a stonemason, who provided him with enough knowledge to start the endeavour. He further consulted professionals in the domains unknown to him, and only on one occasion loaned heavy machinery to help dig the moat around the castle walls. The rest was all completed by Gilson himself in autodidactic manner. Gilson showed further brilliance in gathering the necessary materials. His brother used to work at a cemetery, where at one point most tomb stones were replaced with marble ones. As the stones were simply thrown away, Gilson decided to use them to built his castle walls. The castle even made an appearance in the Luxembourgish picture "Superjhemp Retörns", where it acted as a secret bunker for the Grand Duke. Photographer: @giuliogroebert Website: today.rtl.lu You can also follow me at @collectivespark #historynerd #NYC #historylovers #architecturephotography #castle #ancientcity #historyfacts #historybuff #ancient #explore #picoftheday #beautiful #sunday #historymemes #easterisland #livinghistory #historylover #americanhistory #luksemburg #americangram #today #landscape #historyinpictures #photographer #early #trip #travelblogger #historicalfashion #luksemburgcity #l lüksemburg