badezimmer modern landhaus
on a lonely road in the middle of nowhere ... and on the edge of a park of 100 hectares... lies a magnificent building from the late 19th century, ... a comfortable manor house, which looks back on an eventful past. labor service camp during the time of the third reich ... resettlers accommodation after the war, pioneer school in gdr times, ... today an empty building that has been left to the beauty of decay. manor v the castle of the porcelain factory
before entering the building a few words about its history: on the site of a former porcelain factory a manor from the later middle ages ... was located until the end of the 19th century, ... which had to give way to the expansion of the factory and therefore was demolished. however, elsewhere on the spacious grounds the owner ... built modern farm buildings and a comfortable mansion ... to which the name "manor" was simply transferred ... although in reality it was no such thing. after the first world war, the slow decay of the property began ...
although the nearby porcelain factory operated until the year 1990. nowadays, some apartments and stables are located ... in the former modern farm buildings next door, ... the manor itself stands empty today and decays. and now we're taking the stairs up to another time! after passing through the administration, we are standing in front of one of the most beautiful rooms of the manor. pictures say more than a thousand words! right next to the hall with the big staircase we're visiting one of the tower rooms on the first floor. peeling paint around us, both on the walls and on the ceilings, ...
but nevertheless you can see the original beauty of this room. particularly striking is the ceiling light. our view goes down from the ceiling to the floor to the colored tiles, ... with a little sweeping ... and some water they can almost be restored to their former glory. but it would need a little bit more than handkerchiefs and water to save the manor. from the tower room back into the great hall, ... from where we're starting a walk through the long hallway of the first floor. not only this room is almost completely empty, ...
with a few exceptions, this is true formost of the rooms ... and even if there are still furnishings inside ... it mostly looks like this then:not really spectacular! let's "tick" the first floor and take the stairs to the next floor. the second floor is almost identical to the one below, ... however, the hall with the staircase had to give way to this magnificent room. in the corner a small oriel with stairs, ... let's have a look around. in the oriel room there's also one of the original stoves.
the condition is surprisingly good for its age. heating surface and heating performance are good, you could actually take it straight back into service. another eye-catching room is this one with its exposed seating area ... and views of the large park. and then there's room 33, also known as the bathroom. the number of sinks gives us a good idea of ​​... how many people must have lived here once. five sink on the right, five sinks on the left, ... this corresponds exactly to the number of occupied rooms per floor.
russian workmanship in eastern germany. we are directly under the roof now ... and one of the main problems can already be spotted here! and again, we're taking a few steps to the top. let's tour the top floor with its almost empty rooms ... and the half-collapsed roof through which moisture enters the manor. if this problem is not addressed, the building is beyond saving. on the table a newspaper from 1969 ... with propaganda messages from the ussr, the gdr and other eastern bloc countries.
we won't be visiting the attic for long, ... because apart from an extremely "cozy lounge" ... and sunlit upper windows it has not much to offer. for the grand finale, we're going all the way down again ... where behind detailed engraved glass windows you can find the second most beautiful room of the manor. after so much beauty, a few words about the decay and what it looks like in many places in the manor. on almost all the walls the wallpapers are coming down ... the ceilings are brittle, plaster and paint are crumbling. because of penetrating moisture large mold cultures have formed in some areas.
the floorboards are rotten and partially broken. the individual rooms are empty, deserted, almost desolate, ... but if you look close enough, you will love the manor for what it is! a castle, whose decline progresses inexorably ... a castle which tells stories of better days and other times ... a castle which reminds us that everything is perishable, ... but also a castle which will never be forgotten!