En un regard
Le château en bref
Steenhuize Castle, in Steenhuize-Wijnhuize (Herzele), was built in 1628. An engraving by Antonius Sanderus dated 1641 preserves its original state: a rectangular block of two storeys flanked by round corner towers with pavilion roofs, set on a small island surrounded by a double moat. Restored in 1825 in a late neoclassical style, it today presents a seven-bay façade of rendered and painted brick on a bluestone plinth, with octagonal corner towers topped by broken spires, a central projecting bay with a doorway framed by Tuscan columns, and an iron balcony. The estate includes a service building from the last quarter of the 18th century, U-shaped outbuildings from the second quarter of the 19th century, a round garden pavilion and, in the walled park, a stone pillory. Damaged, the castle underwent a complete restoration that was honoured in 1990 with a European Heritage Awards diploma (architects cited: Jeanne de Richardot, Maurits Van Saene), which converted it into a conference centre; medieval foundations are reported beneath the vaults.