{
  "id": 17016380,
  "title": "Australian couple's 100,000-brick fairytale castle unfinished after 22 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/australian-couples-100-000-brick-fairytale-castle-unfinished-after-22",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T05:31:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/an-australian-couple-bought-five-acres-to-build-a-fairytale-castle-and-put-their-wedding-on-hold-22-years-and-100000-bricks-later-the-27-room-project-is-still-unfinished-with-only-three-of-eight-turrets-complete/articleshow/135232888.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Australian couple who postponed their wedding to build a fairytale castle in Tasmania are still working on it 22 years later. Christina Kent and Francis Shepherd have used around 100,000 bricks to construct the 27-room Castle Phoenix, which stands 17 metres tall. Despite financial and health challenges, only three of its eight turrets are complete, and their wedding remains on hold.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}