Rosendahl Castle

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Le château en bref

Rosendahl Castle is a nineteenth-century neoclassical residence in Ichtegem (West Flanders), set within an estate surrounded by a moat and a landscape park of about seven hectares. Around 1835, the property, already encircled by a moat, belonged to Ludovicus Ricour, mayor of Ichtegem; in 1842, the de Crombrugghe de Looringhe family acquired it, had the neoclassical castle built and created the park. The T-shaped building has seven bays across two storeys, under a slate mansard roof, with a pediment on the façade and a porch with Doric columns. The estate was enhanced by a greenhouse in 1854, outbuildings renewed in 1868, major works carried out in 1878 by Guillelmus de Crombrugghe de Looringhe, and then, in 1888, the conversion of the greenhouse into an orangery and pavilion by Paul Ghislain de Crombrugghe. The park, originally geometric, was reworked around 1880 in the landscape style, with a central pond and remarkable trees; the entrance is marked by cast-iron piers and a stone bridge. Around 1930, a new owner extended the main body of the building. The estate has been recognised as officially protected architectural heritage of Flanders since 14 May 2024.