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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.
History
Originally a defence tower, the present-day castle was built in different phases from the 12th to the 19th centuries. 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.
See also
List of castles and châteaux in Belgium
History of Brussels
Culture of Belgium
Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
External links
Media related to Rivieren Castle (Ganshoren) at Wikimedia Commons
Chateau Rivieren (in French)
Kasteel ter Rivieren, at routeyou.com (in Dutch)