Rivieren Castle (Ganshoren)
| Rivieren Castle | |
|---|---|
| Ganshoren, Brussels, Belgium | |
Rivieren Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Condition | Intact |
| Location | |
Rivieren Castle Location within Brussels Rivieren Castle Rivieren Castle (Belgium) | |
| Coordinates | 50°52′36″N 4°18′40″E / 50.87667°N 4.31111°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 12th century |
Rivieren Castle (French: Château de Rivieren; Dutch: Kasteel ter Rivieren) is a 12th-century castle in Ganshoren, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. The castle is surrounded by a pond (a vestige of the large medieval moat), in a park of 10 hectares (25 acres): Albert Park.
History
Originally a defence tower, the present-day castle was built in different phases from the 12th to the 19th centuries.[1] Originally a possession of the Clutinck (Clutinc/Clutinckx) family,[2] it later changed ownership several times until it finally was sold in 1973. Nowadays, it is used for conferences, receptions, expositions and similar kinds of events.
See also
- List of castles and châteaux in Belgium
- History of Brussels
- Culture of Belgium
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
- ^ Castle ter Rivieren: Parkroute cycling tour, at basilicakoekelberg.be. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.
- ^ Clutinck family (in English)
External links
- Media related to Rivieren Castle (Ganshoren) at Wikimedia Commons
- Chateau Rivieren (in French)
- Kasteel ter Rivieren, at routeyou.com (in Dutch)