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What's that black rectangular thing on the wall?

Hello Tom, I would like to use this photo and some others that you have taken of the Namur Citadelle for a TV proramme that I am making, We filmed at The Namur Citadelle and your photo is terrific. how can i buy a cop from you? Thanks Jenni jennicrane@britesparkfilms.com

What a dull life I lead compared to you sir !!!

LOVE this one also

LOVE this picture! I love all of them but this one seems special.

@Ali possibly

I would rather take a piece of decaying history and have it on display in my house, than to leave it fully knowing that it will eventually come in contact with some destructive fool. In no way do I condone the action of spray-painting, breaking glass, littering, etc. but I see no harm in taking a small souvenir or two from a place filled with such historic and emotional value. Instead of the object becoming further dismantled by those who have no respect, you could take it and give it a home and be able to share what significance it may have had in a place like Pennhurst. It is a living relic of a horrible past and that to me is beautiful.

I see several out of place ones the red bowling ball the blue bowling ball the green blueish bowling ball and that soccer ball

I agree with N

Wow and I thought the DPS (Detoilet Public Schools) was extremely wasteful when they closed schools...

Maaaaan.. if you could see this place now.. you'd probably die of shock. I took photos myself. I with there was a way of showing them on here. Unfortunately, I took my 75-300mms lens on accident and didn't think different until I was already in kcmo. So I missed a lot of opportunities.

I went today and, man, this hospital is a LOT different now than compared to your pictures. The entire place is trashed and smells of wet wood. There are rooms on the ground floor filled with piles of toys. All of the walls are covered in satanic graffiti and otherwise mildly disturbing text such as "I f'd a goat here" or "watch your back, b****"... it's crazy how clean the place looks in your pictures. Even the shot with your dog's paw prints is wild... the very spot where the prints are is now covered by a collapsed steel door and small heaps of rubbish. A fellow photographer went a week or so ago and found human remains in the basement along with more satanic things. I couldn't get down there, though, as the door leading to it was blocked on the other side by a collapsed floor. That door, by the way, said "dont open or you'll die". I'm absolutely amazed by how different it is compared to your photos! Thanks for uploading these when you did, though. I'm glad these exist.

television or radio enclosure.

Can´t get over how incredibly brave + cool it is to crawl around down there in pitch blackness, with flashlights and maps - in awe - Motts the Best really! Thanks.