Building a medieval town

[Grisu]

DIY in grand style: In southern Germany they are starting to build a medieval monastery including town using only medieval materials and techniques. Apparently they got a lot more applicants than they have jobs. A similar project is ongoing in France where they are constructing a castle from scratch. They expect to be done in about 40 years and hope to garner enough touristic interest to be self-sustainable:
http://www.spiegel.de/international...to-be-built-in-southern-germany-a-822375.html

 

[lukem]

I saw something on TV where some rich dude was having a castle built using only tools and materials there were appropriate for the period. The workers even had to wear period appropriate clothes/shoes.

 

[begreen]

In China they have reconstructed a whole, charming Austrian town as a tourist attraction.

http://www.spiegel.de/international...retly-copy-austrian-unesco-town-a-768754.html

 

[Adios Pantalones]

In China they have reconstructed a whole, charming Austrian town as a tourist attraction.

http://www.spiegel.de/international...retly-copy-austrian-unesco-town-a-768754.html

NPR had a thing about this- seems they're doing that a fair bit in China, but it's usually not as authentic in materials and styles as it could be.