Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula is a classic of modern literature that has elicited chills from its countless readers. The novel inspired the complete vampire genre through art, film and literature. The romanticized vision of the vampire as seducer and blood sucker has sent ripples of terror through the masses for decades.
Classic examples of the vampire can be seen in the early novels of Anne Rice, and was classically portrayed by Bella Lugosi, who was the first in a series of blood-sucking movie vampires. Throughout the years the Dracula mythos has grown as has the passion for the vampire genre in literature and film.
Stoker’s classic vampire Dracula was inspired by the vicious Romanian warlord Prince Vlad the Impaler. Prince Vlad was known for his viciousness and cruelty as he terrorized Central Romania. His medieval Bran Castle sits perched on the cliffs near Brasov casting its ominous specter over the mountainous terrain.
Bran Castle was built as a fortress in the 1400s to protect against Turkish invaders. The Romanian Royal Family moved into the castle in the 1920s up until 1948 when the communist regime of the former Soviet Union confiscated the castle.
The castle was then restored in the late 1980s following the collapse of the communist leadership in Romania. During this time it gained popularity as a tourist attraction known as “Dracula’s Castle”. It also reverted back to the original Romanian Monarchy.
Since then New York Architect Archduke Dominic Hasburg has owned the castle and has left it open to the public as a museum. So it was with great anticipation and excitement when it was announced that Baytree Capital would be representing Hasburg in the sale of this historic castle.
According to the press release made by Baytree Capital they will have the exclusive rights to represent the Hasburgs with regard to Bran Castle and associated properties. It is the intention of the Baytree Capital group to assist the Hasburg family in formulating a plan for sale that will maintain the castles vibrant historical significance.
So if you have a love of the macabre, Romanian history or just large stone castles and you have deep pockets, maybe you can be the next owner of Dracula’s Castle. It has been suggested that the castle will sell for somewhere in the vicinity of $135,000,000 to the right buyer. Maybe that buyer will be you.
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