124:. After the liberation of Belgium in 1944 it was occupied by the US Army. It was acquired from the Philippson heirs in 1952 by the "Collège du Sacré Coeur" which used it as a school between 1952 and 1963. The castle of Seneffe was then abandoned for 7 years, until the Belgian State decided to purchase it in 1970. During these years the castle was severely looted by people who removed and sold valuable interior decoration such as marble fireplaces and carved wainscotings. After the acquisition by the Belgian state the deterioration continued due to defected doors, windows and roofing. Extensive interior and exterior renovations were only started after 1978 and were not finished until 1995.
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railing only interrupted by the pediment in the middle and by a blind railing decorated with a 'guirlande' above the lateral bays. This railing partly hides the slate roof. Like the galleries the facades of the corps de logis are entirely executed in local "Pierre bleu du
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529: /
496:(in French)
290:'boiseries'
182:Ionic order
1530:Categories
1314:Sterckshof
999:Hex Castle
514:50°31′30″N
481:, series:
453:2013-04-27
394:References
253:balustered
186:balustered
170:colonnaded
99:After the
1309:Het Steen
517:4°16′08″E
352:'Follies'
230:pilasters
215:pilasters
191:pilasters
377:See also
341:Orangery
313:Orangery
282:parquets
270:Parquets
260:Interior
238:pediment
199:pediment
174:pavilion
143:Louis XV
112:Napoleon
86:Turnhout
46:Wallonia
465:Sources
431:joconde
249:cornice
211:arcaded
207:lantern
193:in the
78:Walloon
64:History
54:château
50:Belgium
42:Hainaut
38:Seneffe
34:château
298:rococo
286:stucco
246:molded
203:chapel
52:. The
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141:for
24:The
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28:or
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