By Shaurya Thapa
Imagine a town where there are no buildings. Just Disneyworld castles.
Burj Al Babas is an abandoned town in Turkey that is filled with nothing but such castles.
Construction started in 2014, with the project supposed to be a Gothic getaway for rich people.
Credit: Getty ImagesSitting near the Black Sea, this Turkish town, Burj Al Babas, has at least 587 castles.
Credit: Google MapsSarot Group, the developers, soon went bankrupt facing a debt of
24 million British pounds.
The Turkish people were further enraged as the castles were too European in architecture.
A lawsuit against the developers also accused them of harming the surrounding environment.
Credit: Getty ImagesCurrently, Burj Al Babas is unlivable, with no civic amenities in the surrounding region.
Credit: Getty ImagesEven though Sarot had hopes to get out of bankruptcy, the pandemic made its completion impossible.
Credit: Getty Images