Uzanto:Frieder Leipold
| Title | |
|---|---|
 Castle Arenberg, part of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium | |
| General Information | |
| Decisive realm | Burgundy |
| Decisive time | 1519-1612 |
| Current Country | Belgium |
| Furniture | |
| Installed Fittings | Distribution unit and wall paneling |
| Movable Furniture | Description of ceremonial Bed |
Arenberg Castle (French: Château d'Arenberg, Dutch: Kasteel van Arenberg) is a château in Heverlee close to Leuven in Belgium. It is surrounded by a park.
History[redakti | redakti fonton]
The site had been the castle of the lords of Heverlee since the 12th century, but this family became impoverished and had to sell the site in 1445 to the Croÿ family from Picardy. Antoine I de Croÿ demolished the medieval castle and started works to build the current château in 1455 on the site, of which he destroyed all but one tower. His grandson, William de Croÿ, completed the works on the château in 1519. The architectural style is in large part traditionally Flemish, with sandstone window frames and brick walls, though it has been structurally altered since 1519 and has elements of Gothic, Renaissance, and Neo Gothic architecture. Its large corner towers are typical, once surmounted by a German eagle.
Furniture[redakti | redakti fonton]
About the furniture little is known (see also the section "Ceremonial Beds"). It seems as if the walls in the gallery were panelled with wood. An interesting aspect is a structure within the chapel, that seems to have served as distribution unit in the corner and was the only way to enter the gallery.