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Location: Meise, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Dominiek Van Dooren

August 8, 2023

This picturesque neo-Gothic building dates from the early 19th century. In 1990 it was badly damaged in a storm. It also lost the thatched roofing that gave it its name.

The Wicker House is an example of a folly - a small decorative structure typical of English landscape gardens. Shortly after 1800, the current domain of the Botanic Garden was redesigned in that style.

(Information board on site)

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

July 26, 2025

The thatched cottage was built in the early 19th century, along with the English Bridge and the Belvedere Pavilion. It was commissioned by Count Roose de Baisy, the then-owner, who was re-landscaped the estate at the time.

In the second half of the 20th century, the building was used to overwinter swans kept on the estate. During a heavy storm on January 25, 1990, a tree fell on the building, destroying both the roof and part of the walls. Although it has not been restored to this day, it remains a striking testament to the landscape design of the time and the associated romantic philosophy.

Source: Heritage Inventory

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Elevation 80 m

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Location: Meise, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

The Thatched Cottage - Meise Botanic Garden

1. Island Garden – Lieveherebeek loop from Hellebeekberg

2. Island Garden – Meise Botanic Garden loop from Meise

3. View of the Brussels outskirts – Church Sint-Stephanuskerk loop from Meise

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