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Castle of Warfusée

Belgium · 18th century

Founded
1754
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Heritage status
Exceptional heritage property of Wallonia · protected heritage property in Wallonia
Location
Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse
Coordinates
50.58563°, 5.3706°
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Castle of Warfusée in Belgium
Photo: Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Castle of Warfusée is a castle located in the municipality Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Wallonia, near Liège, in Belgium. One of the loveliest castles in the area, Warfusée was completed in 1754 as a replacement for an earlier Renaissance structure. The castle served as a summer residence for Charles-Nicolas d'Oultremont, Prince-Bishop of Liège from 1763 to 1771, brother of the proprietor. To this day it still is the main residence of the Earls of d'Outremont. Access to the yard is via a gate under a tower with a steeple. The main building is flanked by two lower wings marking the boundaries of a vast yard. The rich interior has remained pretty much as it was at the time of building.

The interior is truly exceptional; many talented artists were called upon: stuccos in the chapel, the superb entrance hall paved with marble with its beautiful staircase, the various drawing rooms with tapestry, the dining room with walls decorated with hand-painted engravings, and the huge library.

The house is open to the public upon request for groups only.

Text adapted from “Castle of Warfusée” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castle of Warfusée ranks #6,591 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #111 of the 128 mapped in Belgium. Founded 1754, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Liège, 15 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.

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