Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles - [Narrator] This surreal fortress was built on the remains of a medieval castle by one very curious man. (inquisitive music) Rocchetta Mattei is located in the Northern Alpines of Italy. Construction began in 1850 and was commissioned by Count Cesare Mattei, who was a self-taught inventor and quite the eccentric. His intention was for this castle to be the home of his medical revolution, a concept based on using the energy of plants to heal physical ailments. His eclectic sensibilities are reflected in the labyrinth design of randomly connected rooms. Mattei passed away at 87 years old, but he didn't go far. He's buried in the chapel, which is decorated elaborately as a replication of Cordoba's Mezquita in Spain. For the last 20 years of his life, he never left the castle; and after his death, it was all but abandoned until 2005, when an independent group took over and restored the site, opening it back up for the public to explore this very unusual residence. (chiming)
B2 US GreatBigStory castle fortress surreal inventor eccentric A Mad Inventor's Surreal Fortress 63 0 許大善 posted on 2019/05/24 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary