76yo Dutchman spends 34 years building a Roman castle in his garden


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The Olt Stoutenburght Castle that Halman first started building 34 years ago in his back garden in Blesdijke. Photos: Nick Gammon/AFP

Meet Lord Gregorious, a 76-year-old Dutchman who has single-handedly built a five-storey Roman-style castle in his back garden, complete with knights, damsels and a shimmering dragon fashioned from recycled metal.

The towers of the Olt Stoutenburght Castle (“Old Naughty Citadel”) rise unexpectedly from the flat fields around the tiny village of Blesdijke in the northern Dutch countryside.

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