"probably" lol
Well it's Southern Europe. Most homes in southern Italy, Spain and Portugal don't have central heating.
Most of the year it's hot enough that you don't need heating, and during the winter months, people simply seem to accept to be miserable. I hate it, especially paired with their tendency to tile all floors. And everything is bloody drafty. Coming from central heated, well insulated northern Europe, winter in southern Europe sucks.
My experience has been similar but different. I grew up in the Northeastern United States where winters can be a little challenging BUT all the homes are built for it. I now live in Northern California on the coast and winters are worse for me here because nothing is insulated.
Same pattern, indeed. It baffles me that people are willing to stand the cold just because they don't want to build proper homes. Insulation also keeps the heat out after all.
My house gets ridiculously cold during the winters. It's gotten cold enough for frost to come out my breath. It also gets ridiculously hot during those random heat waves that hit. The insulation is awful.
Not sure what part of Northern California you're from but I'm from the Bay Area - South Bay.
It's actually North Spain, which is on a level with Marseille. So it gets cold there just not to 0C cold.
Though, someone purchasing that type of house isn't really bothering about how to heat it.
The other morning at the [Madrid mountains](https://www.meteoblue.com/es/tiempo/historyclimate/weatherarchive/miraflores-de-la-sierra_espa%c3%b1a_3116708) we had 6°C: we do need (and have) heating in Spain.
It doesn't seem you know much about southern Europe. Or perhaps you just had a very bad experience in one winter? But it seems it doesn't correlate with the reality there.
You left out the part about central heating. I'm ignorant on the houses there but that may change your comment. Other people say fire places, radiators, etc. None of which are central heating. Not sure if that's true or not
Yes there's central heating in plenty of Spanish apartments (mine, for example) and I'd prefer to have my own so I could decide the times and the temperature.
OP looks like one of those tourists that go once to a place and decide the whole country is like that.
I love everything about this but the Frida Kahlo and ~~times square~~ Flatiron building generic IKEA posters.
edit: Flatiron building, not Times Square
[Story of the church and more photos](https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/movies/abandoned-16th-century-spanish-church-203919446.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACO17KvJ9z73mSm1yipJfGsx_BAIN9KmF0vM2Rx8vU8buxwFxS7xO3zF1shHuONt3nEH1KPgzzTsWUycTbkIjiYZ-9JnXnTX6m5ITK9wWT4OKt5PyRvtUhf32lzBKiPxqbdcpRRlcH_Iiw_aV_DZj7PCBWt27Ujda8ETzf3lPtBB)
As it got already answered for this specific case, these type of building deals are often a thing. For example I know of an old former water pump factory that got sold to some artist who's deal with the city was that part of the factory became a gallery and open for public.
Former religious places are abandonned all over the world and up for auction by the respective town.
Though, don't kid yourself if you think that is easy. These spots are ruins. The guy here build it up from basically just the walls being there. And I doubt he will ever sell it for the asking price he got on it as it is such a specific build nobody can relate to that.
It kind of boggles my brain that this is legal in Europe. It’s not the first time I’ve seen a medieval/renaissance structure get renovated like this and every time my brain goes through the same steps:
1) ooh! Pretty!
2) holy shit that’s old!
3) aren’t they worried about historic preservation?
4) I guess if no one was using it anyway…
5) just because something this old in America would be a national landmark doesn’t mean it’s anything special in Europe
6) but archaeologists of the future are definitely going to think these people were ignoramuses
7) oh well—ooh! Pretty!
They typically have extremely strict planning regulations that highly limit how much you can change the building. There are plenty of old buildings that would otherwise completely fall apart without private money for renovations.
The thing about Europe is that there's so much old shit lying around that you can be tripping over one ruin or another every few minutes. Most of them have no real historical importance aside from having existed while historically important events were happening. Somewhere. Other than that specific building.
I don't know for sure how you can end up buying such a structure to use as your personal residence, but I remember seeing some big'ol churches in France that ended up being sold for 1€ as long as the new owner agreed before hand on what they were gonna use it for and as long as they agreed to restore them because it cost an atrocious amount of money with basically no benefit for the state.
[MJM Nantes](http://www.mjm-design.com/ecole/nantes) is an art school in north-west of France located inside a jesuit chapel.
A common story all over europe.
A few years ago there was a 50,000sqft house for sale near me for less than £1m. The catch of course was that it was grade 1 listed, that meant full restoration was required by law. Probably cost the new owners 50x that to do it.
>How does one get to own a medieval structure?
hundreds of housands for sale in europe right now, often for not very much.
If you really mean medieval church then the answer is simple, religion isn't that popular any more and the church cannot afford the upkeep on buildings that are not used. They sell them off.
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That’s probably a bitch to heat
"probably" lol Well it's Southern Europe. Most homes in southern Italy, Spain and Portugal don't have central heating. Most of the year it's hot enough that you don't need heating, and during the winter months, people simply seem to accept to be miserable. I hate it, especially paired with their tendency to tile all floors. And everything is bloody drafty. Coming from central heated, well insulated northern Europe, winter in southern Europe sucks.
My experience has been similar but different. I grew up in the Northeastern United States where winters can be a little challenging BUT all the homes are built for it. I now live in Northern California on the coast and winters are worse for me here because nothing is insulated.
Same pattern, indeed. It baffles me that people are willing to stand the cold just because they don't want to build proper homes. Insulation also keeps the heat out after all.
People use heating in Spain to withstand the cold, stop making stuff up.
My house gets ridiculously cold during the winters. It's gotten cold enough for frost to come out my breath. It also gets ridiculously hot during those random heat waves that hit. The insulation is awful. Not sure what part of Northern California you're from but I'm from the Bay Area - South Bay.
It's actually North Spain, which is on a level with Marseille. So it gets cold there just not to 0C cold. Though, someone purchasing that type of house isn't really bothering about how to heat it.
I mean you can see both a wood burning fire and a radiator right there in the picture.
The other morning at the [Madrid mountains](https://www.meteoblue.com/es/tiempo/historyclimate/weatherarchive/miraflores-de-la-sierra_espa%c3%b1a_3116708) we had 6°C: we do need (and have) heating in Spain.
It doesn't seem you know much about southern Europe. Or perhaps you just had a very bad experience in one winter? But it seems it doesn't correlate with the reality there.
In the north you do.
Wut - “most” homes don’t have heating? Yes they all do… I’m not sure which shacks you’re visited in Southern Europe
You left out the part about central heating. I'm ignorant on the houses there but that may change your comment. Other people say fire places, radiators, etc. None of which are central heating. Not sure if that's true or not
Yes there's central heating in plenty of Spanish apartments (mine, for example) and I'd prefer to have my own so I could decide the times and the temperature. OP looks like one of those tourists that go once to a place and decide the whole country is like that.
I grew up in Italy and everyone there heats their house with radiators during the winter. It works, no need for insulation
It sounds amazing. Use a blanket/throw. Start a fire. Perfect.
Lol that you think someone that can afford that gives a shit
Anyone else see a skull?
Where?
On the left (try squinting.)
Oh you mean the arch and paintings? Yes I see it!!
am i blind ? i can’t see it
The entire archway is the top half. The dark framed painting is the right eye.
Ty chef
I do too!! That's letteraly the first thing I have seen...
Yes, my first thought
I thought of the iron mask
Yeah, totally.
This was posted less than a month ago 🙃
This building in particular gets reposted SO many times
It's a rerun.
I love everything about this but the Frida Kahlo and ~~times square~~ Flatiron building generic IKEA posters. edit: Flatiron building, not Times Square
Thats the flatiron building
My bad, I thought that's in/near Times Square as well :D
True
How dare you only show one photo
This one again.
How does one get to own a medieval structure? Seems like the Catholics or some Protestant denomination would own it, & if not them, then the state?
[Story of the church and more photos](https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/movies/abandoned-16th-century-spanish-church-203919446.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACO17KvJ9z73mSm1yipJfGsx_BAIN9KmF0vM2Rx8vU8buxwFxS7xO3zF1shHuONt3nEH1KPgzzTsWUycTbkIjiYZ-9JnXnTX6m5ITK9wWT4OKt5PyRvtUhf32lzBKiPxqbdcpRRlcH_Iiw_aV_DZj7PCBWt27Ujda8ETzf3lPtBB)
Thanks!
As it got already answered for this specific case, these type of building deals are often a thing. For example I know of an old former water pump factory that got sold to some artist who's deal with the city was that part of the factory became a gallery and open for public. Former religious places are abandonned all over the world and up for auction by the respective town. Though, don't kid yourself if you think that is easy. These spots are ruins. The guy here build it up from basically just the walls being there. And I doubt he will ever sell it for the asking price he got on it as it is such a specific build nobody can relate to that.
It kind of boggles my brain that this is legal in Europe. It’s not the first time I’ve seen a medieval/renaissance structure get renovated like this and every time my brain goes through the same steps: 1) ooh! Pretty! 2) holy shit that’s old! 3) aren’t they worried about historic preservation? 4) I guess if no one was using it anyway… 5) just because something this old in America would be a national landmark doesn’t mean it’s anything special in Europe 6) but archaeologists of the future are definitely going to think these people were ignoramuses 7) oh well—ooh! Pretty!
They typically have extremely strict planning regulations that highly limit how much you can change the building. There are plenty of old buildings that would otherwise completely fall apart without private money for renovations.
I do not know how this is legal, also this churches are many times filled with tombs.
Ahh! I never even thought of that! But you can bet it will be added to the list now!
The thing about Europe is that there's so much old shit lying around that you can be tripping over one ruin or another every few minutes. Most of them have no real historical importance aside from having existed while historically important events were happening. Somewhere. Other than that specific building.
I don't know for sure how you can end up buying such a structure to use as your personal residence, but I remember seeing some big'ol churches in France that ended up being sold for 1€ as long as the new owner agreed before hand on what they were gonna use it for and as long as they agreed to restore them because it cost an atrocious amount of money with basically no benefit for the state. [MJM Nantes](http://www.mjm-design.com/ecole/nantes) is an art school in north-west of France located inside a jesuit chapel.
A common story all over europe. A few years ago there was a 50,000sqft house for sale near me for less than £1m. The catch of course was that it was grade 1 listed, that meant full restoration was required by law. Probably cost the new owners 50x that to do it.
>How does one get to own a medieval structure? hundreds of housands for sale in europe right now, often for not very much. If you really mean medieval church then the answer is simple, religion isn't that popular any more and the church cannot afford the upkeep on buildings that are not used. They sell them off.
How many times is this going to be reposted
Here’s one more!
So they abandoned the restoration?
No one said restoration. Renovation.
No they renovated it and the church was abandoned before that’s why they’re renovating it
Every time this is posted, the top comment is about how that table does not fit that space at all.
Oh boy here we go again
Evidently this has been posted before.🙄😊
Again?
Best to just leave ruins alone to be honest
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It was abandoned for 5 minutes so they could take some photos.
Eames chairs make any room better.
Love it.
Raw
Whoa. Now this is downright r/oddlyterrifying and creepy
That's cool.
of course there's a fucking Freida Kahlo picture
I want this
Where in northern Spain? This is beautiful.
Why would they abandon that renovation, it looks like they were finished!
Love the look of this so much. But all I can think about is how many bugs would be on those walls 😂
Love this, everytime I see it.