Europe's Longest Building Sold In Poland
As reported Russian media citing the Newsweek Poland edition, Poland Military Property Agency sold Europe's longest building - Modlin Fortress in Modlin near Warsaw.
The auction winner development company offered for the lot about US$ 5.6 million. The owner company plans to build several new buildings and to turn the fortress into hotel or tourist center. According to the auction rule the owner company must ensure free access to the number of historic buildings and the reconstruction of these sites will take place only under the authority's control.
The first stone of the fortress was laid in 1807 by Napoleon. Then, in 1830 there were erected 2.25 kilometers long barracks. For their construction were used 200 million bricks. In 2003 the castle was transferred to the Poland Military Property Agency. Since 2008 Poland Military Property Agency has held 8 auctions, but due to the preliminary high price (US$ 70 million) all auctions failed. Barracks in Modlin Fortress ranked fourth in the list of the world's long buildings. The first three places are - the Grate Wall of China (8852 km), Fort Ranikot in Pakistan (35 km), and Klystron Gallery at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in the United States (3,073 km).
The auction winner development company offered for the lot about US$ 5.6 million. The owner company plans to build several new buildings and to turn the fortress into hotel or tourist center. According to the auction rule the owner company must ensure free access to the number of historic buildings and the reconstruction of these sites will take place only under the authority's control.
The first stone of the fortress was laid in 1807 by Napoleon. Then, in 1830 there were erected 2.25 kilometers long barracks. For their construction were used 200 million bricks. In 2003 the castle was transferred to the Poland Military Property Agency. Since 2008 Poland Military Property Agency has held 8 auctions, but due to the preliminary high price (US$ 70 million) all auctions failed. Barracks in Modlin Fortress ranked fourth in the list of the world's long buildings. The first three places are - the Grate Wall of China (8852 km), Fort Ranikot in Pakistan (35 km), and Klystron Gallery at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in the United States (3,073 km).
