r/interestingasfuck • u/The_Love-Tap • 22h ago

Germany has more castles than the United States has McDonald’s. This is the Eltz castle, located in Wiershem. It has been owned and occupied by the same family for 33 generations over 800 years

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u/Fitz911 20h ago

May I introduce you to the German

Denkmalschutz?

To protect those buildings against Elon building a data center inside, some buildings are under protection.

They are easy to finance but a pita to have. You want new windows? Better find a way to build them without taking the old ones out.

You don't like that wall? I tell you this. When you are long dead this wall will stand right there. It's protected.

You don't want a denkmalgeschütztes building. Believe me.

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u/ChocolatChipLemonade 17h ago

Dr. Doofenshmirtz ?!

Where I’m from (Charleston, SC) we have a similar kinda thing. Of course the historical sites are waayyy younger, but the antebellum south is a very distinct culture to the US. You can only repair, not replace. And that has to be done by specialized craftsmen. And you have to do all that with hurricanes and flooding in mind.

Imagine buying a million dollar property and not being allowed to modernize it in certain ways to feel comfortable in your own home..