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Château Le Fy, Protected heritage château in Esneux, Belgium.

Château Le Fy is an eclectic-style château built in 1904–1905 by Paul Saintenoy, standing among trees above Esneux. Its pale grey-brown stone facade is dominated by a 48-metre neo-Gothic tower with a 24-metre lantern, a round clock face and four corner pinnacles. A mosaic medallion with a woman's portrait on a gold background sits in a round window high on the tower; 11 of the 20 dormers carry neo-Renaissance pediments with a shell motif.

Built between 1904 and 1905 by architect Paul Saintenoy for Jean-Édouard-Jules Van Parys, son-in-law of industrialist Ernest Solvay, the château served as a residence overlooking the town. It was occupied by military forces during both World Wars and later housed Eastern European refugees.

Local folklore holds that the château's tower inspired Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, after he saw a 1944 photograph taken by an American soldier; Neuschwanstein is a more likely model. Another tale says Van Parys built high so he could look down on the village church after the priest refused to move it.

The château and its park are private property and not open to the public. The building stands on high ground above Esneux, so it is seen from the surrounding streets and paths rather than visited inside. Restoration of the exterior, begun in 2006, was supported by a Walloon Region subsidy of 1,321,915 euros.

Local folklore holds that the château's tower inspired Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, after he supposedly saw its slender bell tower in a photograph taken by an American soldier in 1944. The same sources note Neuschwanstein as a more likely model, and the claim is uncorroborated.

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