Rivieren Castle | |
Location: | Ganshoren, Brussels, Belgium |
Map Type: | Belgium Brussels#Belgium |
Type: | Castle |
Coordinates: | 50.8767°N 4.3111°W |
Built: | 12th century |
Condition: | Intact |
Rivieren Castle (fr|Château de Rivieren; nl|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 10ha: Albert Park.
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 used for conferences, receptions, expositions and similar kinds of events.