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The Château de Belœil (French pronunciation: [ʃato də bɛlœj]) is a château situated in the municipality of Belœil in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It serves as the main residence of the princes of Ligne. [1] The château lies in the middle of a Baroque garden designed in 1664.
Belœil (French pronunciation:; Picard: Baileul; Walloon: Beleul) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is around 10 km south of Ath. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 13,347 inhabitants. The total area is 61.55 km², giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km².
The Château de Beloeil‘s status as a highly prized site of European culture and history is safeguarded through time by the Cercle de Beloeil. Top Practical information
Beloeil Castle. From medieval fortress to pleasure castle - Exceptional heritage of Wallonia (Outside the village - 5 km) Château de Beloeil © Aurélie Ducroze. The Beloeil estate has been the residence of the Princes of Line since the 14th century. Located in the “Land of Hainaut”, this vast seigniorial residence set in the middle of its ...
La Galerie. The two white marble busts are: one is Charles-Joseph, prince de Ligne, due to the chisel of Godecharle, Belgian sculptor (1750-1835), and the other is Catherine the Great, empress of Russia, by Delvaux (1695-1778).
Sitting in an artificial lake within a vast manicured park, the Château de Belœil is a regal country palace-house that's packed with classical furniture and portraiture relevant to the princes ‘de Ligne’.
The Castle of Beloeil stands behind its moats and gardens in Hainaut for the last eight centuries. This vast stately home of the Princes de Ligne began life as a medieval fortress; over the course of centuries it has been transformed into a country home.
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