Château Malou

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The Château Malou (Dutch: Het Maloukasteel) is a neoclassic building in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Brussels.

Contents 1 History 2 Situation 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The château was built in 1776 in the neoclassic style by a wealthy merchant called Lambert de Lamberts. The current building replaced a small hunting lodge from the 17th century.^[1]

One of the owners of the château was the orangist minister Pierre-Louis Van Gobbelschroy, up until the end of the Dutch period in 1829. After Belgium gained its independence from The United Kingdom of Netherlands the château changed owners and eventually passed to the finance minister of the new Belgian government, Jules Malou (1810-1886). Malou occupied the building from 1853 onwards and the building retains his name ever since.

The château now is the property of the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and is primarily used for cultural activities, exhibitions, etc.

[edit] Situation

The château is situated in the middle of the Parc Malou, overlooking the valley of the Woluwe River. There is a lovely formal lawn in front of the chateau and further down there is a small lake with swans and ducks.

The approximate coordinates for the château are 50°50′28.89″N, 4°26′21.91″E.

[edit] See also

• Parc Malou
• Woluwe River

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality (only in French or Dutch)
• Historical monuments of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (in French)
• A picture gallery covering the Parc and the Château