Kelburn Castle, Scotland
From series “The Most Wonderful Castles and Palaces”Year: 13th century.
The Kelburn Castle, located in Scotland, in the surroundings of the town of Glasgows, is truly fabulous. The castle, built in the 13th century, has been reconstructed many times over the course of a long history, and hardly rose among the other old Scottish castles until 2007. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2007. The facade of the old building should be renovated, but there was no money for it.
The local authorities have organized an original campaign and used the gifted modern graffiti painters for renovation. A few months later, a part of the facade of the old castle was adorned with colorful abstract painting. The best painters from Scotland and Brazil have worked on the design of the castle façade. After renovating in 2007, Kelburn has begun to attract a lot more curious tourists and became the world-famous landmark in a few months.
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