Duras Castle, Classical castle in Sint-Truiden, Belgium

Duras Castle is a neoclassical mansion in Duras, part of Sint-Truiden, built between 1787 and 1789 to a design by Ghislain-Joseph Henry. Its cream-rendered facade has a projecting entrance portico with six Ionic columns supporting a small dome, and a balustrade along the central block. The building stands behind an iron fence on a cobbled forecourt, with wings of rectangular windows and a park with a plane-tree avenue behind.

The structure was built between 1787 and 1789 by architect Ghislain-Joseph Henry, replacing an earlier medieval fortress from 1102. This construction period represents a shift from defensive medieval architecture to classical design.

The castle is still owned by the d'Outremont family, descendants of Louise van der Noot, who married Count Charles d'Outremont after the death of her first husband, Prince Louis de Ligne, in 1813. It can be visited by the public a few times a year and is available for wedding celebrations.

The castle stands at the end of a plane-tree avenue, surrounded by a park with one of Limburg's largest giant sequoias. The wider domain covers more than 100 hectares of woods, meadows, fields and standard orchards, and includes a watermill and a farm. The castle itself opens to the public only a few times a year.

The estate covers more than 100 hectares of woods, meadows, fields and standard orchards, and includes a watermill and a working farm. In the park stands one of the largest giant sequoias in Limburg. The castle is reached by a plane-tree avenue.