[shinimegami]

[thestormscrolls]

no way in hell am i passing this up

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a student from uni scrolled past this and ended up failing all of his courses, even the ones he thought he passed… not gonna take this chance.

[nasty-noona-blog]

fuck

[shinimegami]

[thestormscrolls]

no way in hell am i passing this up

[6-couture-deactivated20171109]

a student from uni scrolled past this and ended up failing all of his courses, even the ones he thought he passed… not gonna take this chance.

[nasty-noona-blog]

fuck

[shinimegami]

[thestormscrolls]

no way in hell am i passing this up

[6-couture-deactivated20171109]

a student from uni scrolled past this and ended up failing all of his courses, even the ones he thought he passed… not gonna take this chance.

[nasty-noona-blog]

fuck

[5hiny8laze2ombie]

[ofcharacter]

Wintergarden at Villa Tugendhat – Mies van der Rohe

[holographicdogs]

These colours are giving me life

[oldwebrulez]

[thingsfromthedirt]

[realfootage]

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[urbanrelics]

HOTEL AU PARADIS

This hotel annex restaurant was founded in 1979 and quickly built a strong name and reputation for itself, which resulted in a much coveted star in the Michelin guide. It managed to keep this star until 2012. In 2011 the founder left the by now reputable business to his son in law, who was also a chef and his daughter, who took over the service in the restaurant. In 2013 the restarurant hotel suddenly closed its door for no apparent reason, which quickly started rumours about bankrupcy and even suicide of the proprietor. A short while later however, just as suddenly as he had disappeared, the propietor resurfaced. His son in law had accepted an offer from a three star restaurant in France and had left Hotel au Paradis together with his wife. The proprietor  needed some time to digest this blow and to rewrite the menu. Shortly after that things took a turn for the worse. The hotel had gotten itself into a substantial debt, for which there was no solution to be found. In 2013 Hotel au Paradis was declared bankrupt. The contents of the hotel and restaurant were auctioned publically, but no buyer was found for the buildings and the estate itself. Since then things have gotten increasingly worse. Burglary, theft and vandalism have left the former reputable business in a dilapidated state

[urbanrelics]

CHATEAU DE BRUMAGNE

Chateau de Brumagne was built halfway the 18th century in classicist style. Characteristic for this style is the rather sober appearance on the outside, which is countered by the sophisticated finishings on the inside. A consuming fire in 2001 destroyed most of this finishing. The oak panelling in several rooms was burnt to a cinder and the wallpaintings by Piat Sauvage were washed away by the subsequent extinguishing waters. The beautiful, detailed stucco by the famous Moretti brothers, dating back to 1760, however is still visible under the fire damage. The castle that was owned by several big names in Belgium’s political history, was also a favourite refuge for the late King Albert I and his wife Queen Elisabeth. During the interbellum they stayed here on multiple occasions. The king, a passionate rock climber, fell to his death in 1934 in the vicinity of this castle.

[urbanrelics]

SALVE MATER

Once again I find myself in an insane asylum… Does anyone else begin to see a pattern here? :-) 

This vast neotraditional ensemble was built in the 1920’s as a neuro-psychiatric hospital and consists of several pavilions in the northern part of the park surrounding the castle de Spoelbergh. The pavilions are separated by a rectilinear pattern of alleys, a remainder of the original 19th century landscaping of the castle park. After Karel de Spoelbergh died in 1907 without descendants, the castle and park became the property of the nearby university. It was given in leasehold to the Sisters of Charity to establish an insane asylum. The clinic became part of the university psychiatric department until the several divisions were divided over different hospitals by the end of the 1990’s. The last pavilion was closed in 2007. The pavilions all have a H-shaped plan. They are functional, brick constructions of two to three floors with mostly saddle and shield roofs. The site is momentarily under renovation and is being developed into a housing project. The work on some of the pavilions has already been finished and they are now inhabited by young families. This particular pavilion, Saint-Cecile, is the last building that is still in a state of decay.

[urbanrelics]

THE COLONY

The history of this institution goes back to the days of Napoleon, who appointed the castle as the beggars colony for this region. Such a colony harboured the people living in the streets, who didn’t have any means of existance. In 1826 there were 236 people in this colony, most of which were incapable of working in the fields. They were ‘blind, senseless, paralysed, deformed, deaf, exhausted, or suffered from consumption, epilepsy or vomited blood’. The colony was a village within the village: all the necessary crafts were there. There was a farm and there was even an own fire department. As of 1920 the institution was reformed into an insane asylum, which continued functioning as an independent community. Shortly after this reform a substantial renovation took place to meet the new needs towards nursing. The asylum sheltered the less severe cases of insanity. In fact there was not a lot of treatment involved… Halfway the 1960’s the institution got too small and a new building was necessary. The move started mid 70’s and lasted until the end of the 80’s. Some of the building that were vacated got repurposed. The castle is under renovation, but the asylum itself is still in a state of decay. At the time of my visit it had just been used for a wedding ceremony and the decoration hadn’t been taken down yet, which resulted in a few fancy pictures…

[ruinationstation]

University of Rochester’s Lost Swimming Pool