Le oops! 18th century French chateau razed 'by mistake'

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Sud OuestAn image of the Chateau de Bellevue before it was bulldozed.By Thomas Adamson, The Associated PressResidents of a sleepy French village in Bordeaux have been left  dumbfounded after discovering their local 18th-century chateau was  completely bulldozed "by mistake."

Follow @NBCNewsWorldThe mayor's office in Yvrac  said Wednesday that workers who were hired to renovate the grand 140,000-square-foot manor and raze a small  building on the same estate in southwest France mixed them up.

"The  Chateau de Bellevue was Yvrac's pride and joy," said former owner  Juliette Marmie. "The whole village is in shock. How can this  construction firm make such a mistake?"


Local media reported  that the construction company misunderstood the renovation plans of the  current owner, Russian businessman Dmitry Stroskin, to clean up the  manor and restore it to its former baroque glory.

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