Danish man transforms suburban home into castle with towers and four-metre moat

Peter Hvid’s castle hosts an annual Halloween event, now featuring 16 actors and treats sponsored by local businesses On a quiet residential street near Aalborg, Denmark, one house looks as though it has wandered out of another century. There are towers where neighbours have garages, battlements where most homes have rooflines and a moat surrounding what was once an entirely ordinary suburban property. For Peter Hvid, what began as a garden wall has evolved over two decades into Casa Del Renaissance, a homemade medieval fantasy complete with a courtyard, drawbridge and towering stonework.From garden wall to castleAccording to an online report by Love Property, Hvid moved into the 1959-built detached house in 2005. A year later, after securing the necessary planning permission, he began building a wall around the garden. His childhood fascination with knights and castles provided the inspiration, while an interest in building gradually turned a simple boundary wall into something far more ambitious.The first tower appeared when Hvid wanted a sheltered outdoor space where people could sit in the shade. Another tower followed, then another. What started as a series of additions eventu...