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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Rivieren Castle (Ganshoren)

Rivieren Castle (French: Château de Rivieren; Dutch: Kasteel ter Rivieren) is a 12th-century castle in Ganshoren, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. The castle, situated at an elevation of 40 metres (130 ft), 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 century. Originally a possession of the Clutinck (Clutinc/Clutinckx) family, 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.