What is the Burj Al Babas community in Turkey?

The place is called Burj Al Babas and it's a ghost town consisting of half-completed mini-castles that were apparently inspired by French châteaux. There are currently nearly 600 of the palaces, though there were supposed to be more than 700.



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Does anyone live in Burj Al Babas? All 732 castles are sitting empty. Quite a few of the grand villas were started but not finished, with only about 583 actually completely built.

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Burj Al Babas is a housing development project owned by Istanbul construction entrepreneurs The Yerdelen brothers. The project involved the construction of 732 three-story luxury villas, all very similar to each other and characterised by elements of Gothic, English and American architecture.

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The town of Burj al Babas is a major example of an investment gamble that badly fell apart, after a $200 million luxury development was left abandoned and bankrupt. The plan was proposed by the Yerdelen brothers, aiming to create a luxury town for wealthy foreigners to buy up property.

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Sarot went big with its next idea: Burj Al Babas, a collection of luxurious holiday homes catering to wealthy Arab clients. There would be an opulent Turkish bath, a shopping and entertainment center, and more. Right away, the development drew fierce opposition from several groups of Mudurnu residents.

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The Afternoon Tea in the Sahn Eddar restaurant of the Burj al Arab is served from 13.00 to 18.00. The Afternoon tea at Sahn Eddar in the Burj al Arab hotel with a private transfer from your hotel costs 298 dollar per person and can be booked online on this website.

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1. The Lover's Deep St. Lucia Submarine – The Underwater Hotel. Most expensive room rate: USD 292,000 per night.

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What is the most expensive royal family castle?
  • Buckingham Palace – $7 Billion. ...
  • The Duchy of Cornwall – $1.3 Billion. ...
  • The Duchy of Lancaster – $748 Million. ...
  • Kensington Palace – $630 Million. ...
  • Windsor Castle – $326 Million. ...
  • Sandringham House – $220 Million. ...
  • Balmoral Castle – $140 Million. ...


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