En un regard
Le château en bref
Ter Ramen Castle stands set back from the Dendermondsesteenweg in Destelbergen, on the outskirts of Ghent, beside the access drive to Te Lande Castle. The Flemish inventory of immovable heritage identifies it as a classical country house built around the middle of the 18th century: a rectangular two-storey main block under a double-pitched roof of Flemish tiles, whose front and rear façades, oriented east-west, follow the same symmetrical layout. The façade originally had only five bays; two bays were added on each side, to the south in the 19th century and then, apparently, to the north around the middle of the 20th century. The pink brick is articulated by white-rendered surrounds framing tall arched windows, and the doorway, beneath a triangular pediment pierced by an oculus, is set in a bluestone surround with rocaille touches. Inside, rococo stucco survives on a chimneypiece and on the ceiling of the central section. The estate, once entirely surrounded by moats, of which a portion survives to the north, retains a garden bridge leading to a former walled kitchen garden; the park that once extended to the west has given way to the Ter Ramenlaan housing development. The castle and its park are listed as protected architectural heritage (vastgesteld bouwkundig erfgoed) and lie within the boundaries of the protected village site ‘Kastelen met omgeving’ (1981).