For more information on the project and to book a tour, head to the project’s website. Pollepel Island on Hudson River, Fishkill (Dutchess County) Located about an hour north of New York City, and sitting 1,000 feet out in the Hudson River, Bannerman’s Castle.

Tours of the island and installation have just resumed for 2017, which is the third and final year of Constellation. The hand-blown glass globes light up as dusk settles. While the remains of the abandoned castle that you see before you today are truly eye-catching, this piece of history was once even more stunning before 1918 when more than 200-tons of powder. Fewer know that the castle was built on Pollepel Island by Frank Bannerman, an early 20th-century dealer in munitions and other military surplus, to store weapons and explosives, according to the castle’s website.īut artist Melissa McGill reached further back in the island’s history, to the Native Americans who lived in the region, for her art installation, Constellation. Referencing a Lenape story about the stars connecting our world with the great beyond, McGill has installed a mini constellation that floats just above the castle and parts of the island. Out on Pollepel Island on the Hudson River in New York, Bannerman Castle is a piece of the past that you'll be fascinated to see overrun by Mother Nature. Some know it as Bannerman Castle, the name emblazoned on its exterior. In reality, the castle at 249 Croton Dam Road was built in 1920 by David T. Even structures that have been abandoned for centuries still seem to. Bannerman Castle Located on the Hudson River, the 6.5-acre Pollepel Island is home to Bannerman Castle, which is known for its crumbling infrastructure. Castles may have served as impenetrable fortresses in medieval times, but many have become eerie, crumbling structures. Most New Yorkers who have taken the Metro-North up to points north may have noticed the abandoned castle lurking on a small island in the middle of the Hudson River. 1969 Allison (Atlas Obscura User) (Allison Meier) About 50 miles north of New York City, and only a thousand feet from the Hudson River’s eastern shore, there is a small, rocky island named. 13 abandoned castles around the world and the history behind them. This 1.3 million castle with 31 rooms has all the romantic features, including a six-floor spire, a Catholic chapel and 360-degree views of Manhattan and the Hudson River.

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