Castle Mont Rouge | |
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General information | |
Status | Under construction |
Address | 957 Mountain Brook Rd Rougemont, North Carolina, 27572 |
Town or city | Rougemont, North Carolina |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 36°14′22″N 78°54′47″W / 36.23958°N 78.91303°W |
Named for | Red Mountain |
Groundbreaking | 2000 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Robert Mihaly |
Castle Mont Rouge is a castle located on Red Mountain in Rougemont, North Carolina, north of Durham. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The castle was designed by American sculptor Robert Mihaly, known for his work at Duke University and the National Cathedral, as a private residence and country studio. [9] The design was based on architecture from Central and Eastern Europe, complete with 18 pinnacles and a turret. [10] [8]
Robert Mihaly began construction of Castle Mont Rouge without a blueprint in the year 2000. [11] [4] [12] [13]
The castle was abandoned in 2006, [6] although a fundraising campaign featuring Mihaly's children was launched to fund renovating it in 2014. The castle was still abandoned as of 2016. [14] [15] [16] [17] Mihaly began restoring the castle in 2017, citing his desire to finish it while his children are still children. [8] [4] [5] [7]
The castle has been cited as a Disney-like fairytale castle, [18] [19] an abandoned or deserted castle, [20] a quirky North Carolina destination, [21] and the most bizarre building in North Carolina. [22]
Much rumor and lore has been built around Castle Mont Rouge and its creator, Robert Mihaly. [4] [5] [6] [7] [23] Mihaly referenced the rumor about the death of his wife in a televised news story, acknowledging that he is not a widower. [4] [5] [7]
Castle Mont Rouge | |
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General information | |
Status | Under construction |
Address | 957 Mountain Brook Rd Rougemont, North Carolina, 27572 |
Town or city | Rougemont, North Carolina |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 36°14′22″N 78°54′47″W / 36.23958°N 78.91303°W |
Named for | Red Mountain |
Groundbreaking | 2000 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Robert Mihaly |
Castle Mont Rouge is a castle located on Red Mountain in Rougemont, North Carolina, north of Durham. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The castle was designed by American sculptor Robert Mihaly, known for his work at Duke University and the National Cathedral, as a private residence and country studio. [9] The design was based on architecture from Central and Eastern Europe, complete with 18 pinnacles and a turret. [10] [8]
Robert Mihaly began construction of Castle Mont Rouge without a blueprint in the year 2000. [11] [4] [12] [13]
The castle was abandoned in 2006, [6] although a fundraising campaign featuring Mihaly's children was launched to fund renovating it in 2014. The castle was still abandoned as of 2016. [14] [15] [16] [17] Mihaly began restoring the castle in 2017, citing his desire to finish it while his children are still children. [8] [4] [5] [7]
The castle has been cited as a Disney-like fairytale castle, [18] [19] an abandoned or deserted castle, [20] a quirky North Carolina destination, [21] and the most bizarre building in North Carolina. [22]
Much rumor and lore has been built around Castle Mont Rouge and its creator, Robert Mihaly. [4] [5] [6] [7] [23] Mihaly referenced the rumor about the death of his wife in a televised news story, acknowledging that he is not a widower. [4] [5] [7]