July 2
Bucharest, Romania - Romania's former royal family put "Dracula's Castle" in Transylvania up for sale Monday, hoping to secure a buyer who will respect "the property and its history."

The Bran Castle, perched on a cliff near Brasov in mountainous central Romania, is a top tourist attraction because of its ties to Prince Vlad the Impaler, the warlord whose cruelty inspired Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, "Dracula."

Legend has it that Vlad, who earned his nickname because of the way he tortured his enemies, spent one night in the 1400s at the castle.

Bran Castle was built in the 14th century to serve as a fortress to protect against the invading Ottoman Turks. The royal family moved into the castle in the 1920s, living there until the communist regime confiscated it from Princess Ileana in 1948.

After being restored in the late 1980s and following the end of communist rule in Romania, it gained popularity as a tourist attraction known as "Dracula's Castle."

In May 2006, the castle was returned to Princess Ileana's son, Archduke Dominic Habsburg, a 69-year-old New York architect.

On Monday, he put the castle up for sale. No price was announced, though it's predicted the castle would sell for more than $135 million."

Habsburg said in a statement: "Aside from the castle's connection to one of the most famous novels ever written, Bran Castle is steeped in critical events of European history dating from the 14th century to the present."

In recent years, the castle complete with occasional glimpses of bats flying around its ramparts at twilight has attracted filmmakers looking for a dramatic backdrop for films about Dracula and other horror movies.

Some 450,000 people visit the castle every year.
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I just got off the phone with my mortgage company....they won't front me the 135 million

Gawd... I need to win the lottery... I want this castle

Share it with ya!!

It,s quite an amazing castle,And in keeping respect for the place what would you do with it?The possibilities are almost endless!Hmmmm!

YES YES YES....LET'S ALL BUY IT!!!!!!!

**passes the hat around**


Jody

I want need this.

Imagine the parties...whoaaa!

I want to rebuild it and live there.

I want it something bad. I reallllllllllllllly want a castle.

I'm with She-ra, lets all go in together and buy it!!!

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I'll just come to the big parties if someone will pay for the plane tickets!

Let's just buy a plane too...the UM express...lmao. I know we must have pilots on here!!

I hope it comes with central heating... Otherwise I am not bidding a cent!

Id buy it.