My wife walking across the central hall of château the Seneffe (1768), Seneffe, Belgium, 2025
The château de Seneffe was built between 1763 and 1768 by the architect Laurent-Benoît Dewez for Julien Depestre, a newly wealthy business man who became the Count of Seneffe and Turnhout in 1767. In the nineteenth century it became the property of the Philippson family, who restored the then almost a century old mannor and added modern amenities. After being confiscated during World War II, it served various purposes, including a school, before being abandoned and looted. It eventually was saved from demolition and restored as a museum in 1995.
In the 18th century, wrought iron saw increased use in stairwell construction, particularly for balusters, alongside stone or wooden treads and handrails. The staircase of château the Seneffe is a fine example of this.
The façade of the dwelling, in Neo-Classical style, was built in blue stone that came from Feluy and Ecaussinnes. It’s courtyard is flanked by two long Palladian galleries with ionic columns, which house statues and vases sculpted in the antique style by Laurent Tamine, and lead to a chapel and living quarters, respectively.
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