Fogotten Places

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Forgotten palaces - Thomas JORION Photographer

Photographer Thomas Jorion's 'Forgotten Palaces' Capture Ghosts of Once-Beautiful Structures | AOL Real Estate

A majestic castle in northern Italy with ornate frescoes, winding staircases, expansive ballrooms with gilded ceilings, and wall murals seemingly painted with the painstaking detail of an artist with the vision of Michelangelo. This is a place where you would imagine the aristocrats of the Renaissance spent their days living in the lap of luxury. But now it's covered in thick layers of dust, paint chipping off the walls and rust dulling the vibrant colors that once popped in every room. It's become a ghost of its former self, left to rot in forgotten memories. And there are many more palaces just like it, which suffered the same fate.

Arrrg. I left out the R in FORGOTTEN and I said places instead of PALACES. Sorry.

Anyway...check out the ceilings. I would LOVE to have the light fixtures in one of those pics. Awesome.