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Martin Castle
Location (address): United States, Kentucky, Versailles
Longitude: -84° 39' 13"
Latitude: 38° 2' 53"
Date: 2008 November 14, 15:02
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The Martin Castle is a castle in Kentucky, outside Lexington, near the Woodford County line. Construction on the castle was started by Rex Martin and his wife Caroline Bogaert Martin in 1969, after they had returned from a trip to Europe and were inspired by the architecture and many famous buildings they had seen. The finished project was to have seven bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms, a fountain in the driveway, and a tennis court. In 1975, the Martins divorced and left the castle unfinished. Over the years, it became a popular oddity and roadside photo-op for tourists, including Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, who referred to it as "An Americanized Mickey Mouse castle". It had been for sale for many years at a price rumored to be more than 3 million dollars, and there had been talks that it would be turned in a Medieval-themed restaurant or a museum.
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