Rivieren Castle (Ganshoren)
Castle in Brussels, Belgium
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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.
| Rivieren Castle | |
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| Ganshoren, Brussels, Belgium | |
Rivieren Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Condition | Intact |
| Location | |
| Location within Brussels | |
  Rivieren Castle Location within Brussels   Rivieren Castle Location within Belgium | |
| Coordinates | 50°52′36″N 4°18′40″E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 12th century |
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 the only surviving medieval-style castle in the Brussels-Capital Region and is used for conferences, receptions, expositions and similar kinds of events.
