Rivieren Castle (; ) 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 : Albert Park.
History Originally a defence tower, the present-day castle was built in different phases from the 12th to the 19th centuries.Castle ter Rivieren: Parkroute cycling tour, at basilicakoekelberg.be. Retrieved on 9 March 2014. Originally a possession of the Clutinck (Clutinc/Clutinckx) family,Clutinck family (in English) 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.
See also
List of castles and châteaux in Belgium History of Brussels Culture of Belgium Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
External links
Chateau Rivieren (in French) Kasteel ter Rivieren, at routeyou.com (in Dutch)