Soeterbeek Estate, Historic estate and former monastery in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Soeterbeek Estate is a manor house set within a landscaped park featuring water formed by the Dommel river and crossed by multiple decorative bridges. The grounds show careful design with water features and green spaces woven throughout the property.
The property started as a monastery for Ursuline nuns in 1450 and was transformed into a castle in the late 1700s. Following a fire, the buildings were substantially rebuilt in 1938.
The place shows how Dutch building styles changed over time, blending classical forms with modern design approaches in its structures. Walking around the grounds, you can see this mix in both the main building and the smaller buildings nearby.
The property has been a private residence of the Smits van Oyen family since 1830 and is not open to the public. The buildings are only partially visible from the surrounding streets.
After the fire in 1938, architect F.A. Eschauzier worked with garden designer D.F. Tersteeg to restore the property. Their collaboration brought together garden elements from the 1900s, including decorative lead vessels that remain visible today.
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