A mansion believed to have belonged to an artist has been discovered abandoned—filled with beautiful paintings, murals, and leftover furniture and personal items.
Yannik is an urban explorer who tours the world’s most bizarre and unique abandoned properties.
The business and economics student has traveled to countries such as France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Slovenia, and Egypt to investigate buildings stuck in time and left to rot.
The 21-year-old explorer recently went viral after sharing a video of a mansion in rural France in which it appears the owner simply up and left one day, leaving their belongings behind.
The social media content creator has amassed over 64,000 views and 5,800 likes so far.
“I stumbled upon this amazing, abandoned artist mansion quite unexpectedly on the road to another place,” Yannik, who is from Germany, said.
“So I parked my car and checked it out.
“The moment I saw the huge rooms and countless paintings adorning the walls and ceilings, I was truly surprised by the hidden gem I had discovered.”
The explorer later delved into the history of the place and learned that the mansion had been abandoned since 2004.
It was also revealed that it once belonged to a renowned artist who had a penchant for grandeur.
“The most fascinating discovery was a hidden diary, offering insights into the artist’s thoughts and inspirations,” Yannik said.
“I would definitely go back to unravel more of its mysteries.
“These were the last traces of the inhabitant.”
It seemed to Yannik that those who lived there didn’t have the financial means to renovate the mansion, as some parts of it were partway through renovation works.
“For me, the highlight was the grand room with all the wall and ceiling paintings,” Yannik said.
“You really could feel that here once lived an artist which had a sense to imagine and create such rooms.
“The enormity of the rooms and the intricate paintings adorning every surface immersed me in the artist’s creative journey.”
Yannik originally visited the home in June.
The video begins by showing the mansion’s exterior in a dark setting, surrounded by brambles and bushes.
Soon the inside of the home is shown in various states of decay and a multitude of paintings and pictures are revealed—including stunning, classical ceiling murals.
Other parts of the video show the staircase and landing covered in rubble and damaged, old furniture, as well as leftover wine glasses.
“It was an amazing feeling to walk through such a big palace,” Yannik said.
“Big staircase, huge rooms with paintings everywhere, stepping inside the mansion felt like entering a different world.
“The atmosphere was a blend of artistic creativity and eerie abandonment.”
Despite some initial unease, the explorer ended up captivated by the beauty of the artwork all around.
Social media users were also left stunned by Yannik’s expedition.
Commented Romeo: “My toxic trait would be finding this & thinking I can just move in cause it’s abandoned.”
Added Rose: “Stunningly decorative.”
Coming with more comments, another fan wrote: “My god that stained glass and all those books, what a find.”
Siobann wrote: “Omg, just OMG, NO WORDS FOR THIS BEAUTY.”
“Stunning. Needs rescuing,” Andy commented.
“But It seems too much BEATUIFULLL,” Anuka wrote.
“Shame IT'S gorgeous,” another fan added.
