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The bldg. is property of the city Ghent. The surrounded by ditches castle were built in 1890-1892 for Alfred Claeys-Bouüaert, in substitution for an older castle. The bldg. in Flemish Renaissance style, a design of architect Schadde, is provided with two towers. On the field are an orangerie and a gardener house located. The garden contains a large mixture of trees, pond and bower. Still before the fusion of Mariakerke with Ghent the field was bought to act as a contact center. In 1996, the bldg. was protected as a monument.
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