Almere Castle is a half-finished castle. The plans for building the castle date from 1999. The design is based on the 13th-century castle Jemeppe in Hargimont (Belgium). The first pile was driven on September 15, 2000. The costs of the castle were initially estimated at 60 million guilders (over 27 million euros), later increased to 120 million guilders. Due to financial problems, the construction project was halted in 2002. (source Wiki). Only in Almere