Saturday, June 16, 2007

Drac's Castle is owned by who??

There's been debate about who's the rightful owner of Bran Castle in Transylvania (Dracula's Castle) since the medieval castle had been confiscated by a communist regime in 1948.
"Culture Minister Adrian Iorgulescu said the castle was legally returned last year to heirs of Princess Ileana, its last owner. He noted that it was approved by the Justice Ministry and a national agency for returning confiscated assets."[source]


It's all well and good that the gothic castle returns to the heirs of Romanian Royals, but how did it get into the hands of a New York-based architect?

Everyone hopes that the castle will become a tourist attraction based upon its medieval splendor but care should be taken lest a couple of New York-based architects get caught into the greedy web of New York-based developers like Louis R. Cappelli. He makes building proposals and then goes way beyond the original proposals/contracts--some people compare him to "Vlad the Impaler" at a glimpse of his gigantic skyscrapers that seem to impale the sky. It would be a shame to trade a beautiful medieval castle for a cluster of modern skyscrapers regardless of who owns the property.

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