A massive castle in Connecticut, built by great-grandson of a Chicago steel tycoon and fit for royalty, is on the market for a whopping $35 million.
Chris Mark, great-grandson of Chicago steel tycoon Clayton Mark Sr, built the fairytale-style castle - complete with towers and turrets and a moat with a drawbridge - for his two daughters after they expressed their desire to dress-up as princesses.
The castle's towers rise 126 feet into the sky, according to the realty listing.
The Chrismark castle, as it's named, is around 40 miles from Hartford and offers 18,777-square-foot of living space with eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and seven floors.
The basement includes a fully-functional theater, with a stage, lighting and music for Mark's daughters to live out their dreams of being a princess.
The castle was initially listed for $45 million back in 2014 before being removed from the market in 2016 after dropping the asking price to $32 million.
Now, Mark is placing the castle back on the market five years later.
Pictured: a massive castle in Connecticut, built by great-grandson of a Chicago steel tycoon and fit for royalty, is on the market for a whopping $35 million
The Chrismark castle, pictured, is around 40 miles from Hartford and offers 18,777-square-foot of living space with eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and seven floors
The 75-acre property includes a 30-acre peninsula along tree-lined Potter Pond, pictured, which was excavated to build the castle's moat
Pictured: Chris Mack, who constructed the castle in 2003, is seen with camels. The property once included a private zoo for his daughters, that at one time also featured emus and a zebra
'It is a genuine, one-of-a-kind fairytale castle set on 75 acres of Connecticut woodland and built with truly remarkable craftsmanship and attention to detail,' John Pizzi, a listing agent with Randall Realtors Compass, told Robb Report.
Pizzi added that construction on the castle began back in 2003 after Mark took a two-year trip traveling throughout Europe, where he gathered materials from French chateaux to old churches and cathedrals, which he then shipped back to the US.
Mark also imported a variety of rare hardwoods, with the castle containing over 25 different tree species.
He even hired a local Connecticut boat builder who specializes in wooden yacht restoration to hand-carve all of the doors and moldings, while also
