Seven hundred and thirty two identical unfinished châteaux, abandoned in 2019. #BurjAlBabas #Mudurnu #Turkey #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

The Lija Belvedere Tower, erected in the park of Villa Gourgion. When the grounds were built over the folly was left in the middle of a roundabout. #Lija #Malta #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

The 1580s Colossus of the Apennines, Villa Demidoff #Vaglia #Italy #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Proof that Americans have long mastered the art of rubble. Thank you for your attention to this matter! #BancroftTower #Worcester #Massachusetts #USA #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Temple of Apollo at Lednice-Valtice #Czechia #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

It used to be a decent restaurant. Now it's just a museum and you probably can't climb the tower any more. #ElCaprichoDeGaudi #Comillas #Spain #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Yes of course it's a boiler house! What else would it be? #Heizhaus #RudolfSteiner #Dornach #Switzerland #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

The Green Cathedral at Almere; Notre-Dame de Reims, recreated in poplars. #GreenCathedral #Almere #Netherlands #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

It's a tower, but where was the architect? #LeRocher #Attre #Belgium #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

The Royal Duck House in Pena Park. Eat your hearts out, Tory MPs! #Sintra #Portugal #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

'Roman ruins' at Schönbrunn. #Vienna #Austria #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Rytwiny Castle — ruined or unfinished? #Rytwiny #Lubusz Voivodeship #Poland #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Why don't WE have a eyecatcher for War Correspondents? #Antietam #Maryland #USA #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

The Kremlin in the Netherlands, with added dolphins. #Winkel #Netherlands #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

A ruined belvedere above a lake at the end of the Tunnel des Amoureux. #ChateauLaFolie #Écaussinnes-d'Enghien #Belgium #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

They said it was a canal. So why did it stop? #Condé-sur-Marne #France #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Conolly's Folly, built by Katherine Conolly on her neighbour's land. #Castletown #Celbridge #Ireland #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

7 Wonders: The Tomb of King Mausolus at Halicarnassus — nope, sorry, just a full-size replica in Washington DC. #TempleScottishRite #WashingtonDC #USA #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Duck's Head Staircase, Avenida Palace Hotel, Barcelona. #AvenidaPalaceHotel #Barcelona #Spain #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

The Devil Heads at Želízy, Czech Republic. #Čertovy hlavy #Czechia #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

König Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia built his English Folly on the Havel. #Pfaueninsel #Berlin #Germany #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Find a rock with a big enough hole in it and you can make your own church. #Vouliagmeni #Greece #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

One for all you Swifties — this is the 'Welsh' castle where Taylor filmed her first video. #CastellGwyn #Triune #Tennessee #USA #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

The Air Well, designed to quench the thirsts of the local citoyens through condensation. It failed, at best providing a bucket of water a day. #LePuitsAérien #Trans-en-Provence #France #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Large parks really need a fully functional artificial volcano. #Stein #Wörlitz #Germany #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Unsurprisingly the local mayor is a cat. #GooseCreekTower #Talkeetna #Alaska #USA #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Castillo de Colomares is a monument to Christopher Columbus, built by Dr Martín Martín between 1987 and 1994. #Benalmádena #Andalusia #Spain #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

The Tower of the Dead, built on top of 60 skeletons buried on a hill. #ChâteauThezieu #RuyMontceaux #France #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Built by the French army to make their sub-Saharan recruits feel at home. #Mosquée #Fréjus #France #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Raymond Isidore had a very patient wife, even after he told her of his plan to decorate their house in Chartres with a few mosaics. #MaisonPicassiette #Chartres #France #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk