18th-century French chateau bulldozed ‘by mistake’
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Authorities have launched an investigation after an 18th-century French chateau was demolished, apparently by mistake.
The 13,000-square-metre Château de Bellevue was located among the
famous vineyards of Bordeaux and was due to be renovated to its former
glory, but instead it was bulldozed by a Polish building firm.
Workmen were only supposed to demolish a separate small building on the grounds of the estate, but that remains standing.
According to local French media, the château’s owner, Russian
businessman Dmitry Stroskin, was “left in shock” when he found out his
mansion had been razed to the ground.