Gardette-LePrete House, "The Sultan's Palace", 716 Dauphine Street

Louisiana, New Orleans · USA · House · Uhygge 3/5

This house from 1836 is one of the most photographed in the Vieux Carré, known for its beautiful Spanish style wrought iron balconies.

This house from 1836 is one of the most photographed in the Vieux Carré, known for its beautiful Spanish style wrought iron balconies. It is popularly called the Sultan's Palace, and it is tied to one of the bloodiest legends in the city. The story goes that a mysterious stranger, said to be the brother of a sultan, rented the house, filled it with riches, women and guards, and that one night the neighbours found blood seeping out from under the door. Inside, they are said to have found the entire household brutally murdered and the stranger himself buried alive in the garden.

Be honest with the walker: this is legend, not documented history, a tale that grew around an unusually beautiful house. But that is precisely why it stuck. Stand in the street and look up at the elegant balconies in the lamplight. Sometimes a city needs no proof. A house beautiful enough and closed enough breeds its own horrors, and the Sultan's Palace is the best example New Orleans has.

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Hvor uhyggelig er Gardette-LePrete House, "The Sultan's Palace", 716 Dauphine Street?

Gardette-LePrete House, "The Sultan's Palace", 716 Dauphine Street har en uhyggefaktor på 3/5 ifølge Haunted Places’ verificerede vurderinger.

Hvor ligger Gardette-LePrete House, "The Sultan's Palace", 716 Dauphine Street?

Gardette-LePrete House, "The Sultan's Palace", 716 Dauphine Street ligger i Louisiana, New Orleans, USA.

Image: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons