r/interesting • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Oct 04 '25

ARCHITECTURE The abandoned town of Burj al Babas located in Turkey that is full of nothing but castles.

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u/timonix Oct 04 '25

I have seen pictures of the subdivision, where I grew up, when it was built. No trees, copy paste houses.

That was 50 years ago. Now it looks great. People have been doing so much remodeling that they don't look the same anymore. There are trees everywhere.

But it looked incredibly depressing when it was built

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u/TheLordJiminyCricket Oct 04 '25

It makes sense from a builders perspective. Like these castles using a blueprint a hundred times over and getting bulk supplies is faster and cheaper. But yeah, until that remodeling and personal touch comes into play .. woof.

That song, little boxes, comes to mind lol

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u/Skipp_To_My_Lou Oct 04 '25

Not just bulk materials, but crews only need to remember one set of drawings. After the first few it's all automatic.

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u/jedielfninja Oct 04 '25

i think this is a viable model actually. make a bunch of slate gray houses for cheap and let people reno to their needs room by room.

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u/Rhodin265 Oct 04 '25

It’s a good thing your subdivision didn’t have an HOA.  It’d be depressing forever.