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Groot Bijgaarden Castle

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Type
  
Castle

Year built
  
1300

Phone
  
+32 494 47 72 56

Groot-Bijgaarden Castle

Address
  
Isidoor van Beverenstraat 5, 1702 Dilbeek, Belgium

Hours
  
Closed now Friday10–10:15AMSaturday10–10:15AMSunday10–10:15AMMonday10–10:15AMTuesday10–10:15AMWednesday10–10:15AMThursday10–10:15AM

Similar
  
Gaasbeek Castle, Beersel Castle, De Viron Castle, Bouchout Castle, Kasteel Diepensteyn

Castle of groot bijgaarden belgium


Groot-Bijgaarden Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Groot-Bijgarden, French: Château de Grand-Bigard) is a 12th-century castle in Groot-Bijgaarden in the municipality of Dilbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The castle was built for Almaric Bigard, the first lord of Bigard. Groot-Bijgaarden Castle is situated at an elevation of 47 meters.

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Architecture

Construction began in the early 12th century.

The castle is surrounded by a wide moat spanned by a bridge with five arches, leading to the drawbridge. The central part of the gatehouse dates from the 14th century.

A four-storey tower (the "dungeon", built 1347), 30 metres high, is by the side of the gatehouse.

The castle is in the Flemish Renaissance style, with red brick and a slate roof.

In 1902, the castle was very dilapidated and Raymond Pelgrims Bigard began renovations that lasted 30 years.

Parks and gardens

Garden architect Louis Fuchs created the 14-hectare park alongside the castle at the start of the 20th century. The park is open in spring every year since 2003 for an international flower exhibition with tulips from the Netherlands.

References

Groot-Bijgaarden Castle Wikipedia