Het Steen, the oldest building in Antwerp, was built between 1200 and 1225 as the gate of the Antwerp castle. It served as a prison until 1823 and later as …
The history of the castle domain of Brasschaat originated in the 18th century, when the Helhoeve, the predecessor of the castle of Brasschaat, was converted into a court of pleasure. …
The history of the castle domain of Brasschaat originated in the 18th century, when the Helhoeve, the predecessor of the castle of Brasschaat, was converted into a court of pleasure. …
As early as the 13th or 14th century, there was probably already a small castle on this site and in 1569 there was also talk of a moated playhouse. In …
The Hof van Veltwijck, built in the 16th century, was never a fortified castle, but a watered-down pleasure garden, a "huys van plaisantie". Numerous pleasure gardens arose in the vicinity …