Following the call for donations, Castagnetti collected...1.000€ for the castle of Noisy

Is it the end of the castle of Noisy? It is difficult to see what could be a barrier to demolition at this stage.

As a reminder, on March 31st, to the surprise of all, the demolition company Castagnetti launched an ultimatum to heritage lovers: if a sum of 4.8 million euros was raised within two weeks, Castagnetti dismantled the stones of Castle piece by piece, numbered and stored them awaiting a hypothetical reconstruction. A proposal certainly surprising.

The director of Castagnetti, Reginald Roten, admits on Thursday that he had only 1,000 € of promises of donation: "a few fanatics". Another track, that of a Belgian businessman who was considering rebuilding the castle in China, did not succeed either:

"We are now obliged to attack the demolition, and do it quickly because a bunch of neighbours have introduced a new procedure to cancel the demolition's permit. I wonder what notion of private property these people have. I tried everything to save the stones, and I am bound to fulfill my obligations towards the owner, who is to shave the building."

(Picture: Denis Crickx)