725 Comments for Château de Mesen

This is gorgeous - puts me in mind of some of the first colored photographs (from the French, I believe) from World War I.

I can't even imagine what living in a house like this would be like. It's too bad that there aren't any photos or paintings of it when it was used as a home, with the morning sun pouring through those windows...*sigh*

Its so nice to see words from a former student . Also nice to know that you loved those buildings too. It must have been beautiful back in the day. Thanks for all the pictures Motts. I may not comment on all of them but they are beautiful pictures....I only comment when I feel I need to. I've got many other galleries of yours ot look through. I hope you will have more for 2008 to come. These are stuning. What a shame for this building to die out so to speak. How sad really. I do hope they save those stained glass windows at least.

Those archways are beautiful....what a shame for it to look like this......I bet the kids that went to school didn't marvel at how beautiful this place was when they were at it. What a total shame.......all to waste....and be no more.....

When I see this picture now...it makes me think back to when they were building this...the men working really hard to make it beautiful. I bet they'd be deeply saddend to see whats become of all that hard work. I agree about the graffiti. Its horrible. No respect is right. How sad really......

I agree with alot of people in this thread. What a total shame and waste of what was a beautiful building. The stained glass windows are beautiful. They just don't make buildings like this anymore. I do agree in the US those windows would be totally gone. I do hope that they try and save something from this building. If not was a total shame. Just think the $$ it must have cost back in its day and the cost now to have windows like that...heck even the building itself. Of course to restore it now would cost a ton to. Its a shame it got to this point really. What a waste really. Makes me sad.

Great photo!! It does look like winter in that picture....but beautiful!! : )

As an ex pupil (1932-1939) I thoroughly enjoyed these marvellous photos but was saddened to see how my wonderful school has fallen into such a pitiful ruin

looks like an overturned Canadian flag, but with nipples instead of maple leaves!

crumbling in a cloud of dust. awesome!

nice pattern on the floors

did any WW1 fighting actually take place near there?

You, Motts, are a F%$#ing artist!

Love this Pic Motts. Looks like something from a Sci-Fi movie.

Why do people have to ruin such beautiful peices of architecture by spraying graffiti all over everything?!?! Shows no respect for the previous occupants.