Park van Beervelde, English landscape park in Beervelde, Belgium
Park van Beervelde is a 25-hectare English landscape park in the Belgian municipality of Lochristi featuring rolling meadows, water elements, winding paths, and natural woodland areas. The villa at its center displays artworks and serves as a focal point within this varied landscape.
In 1873 Eugénie de Limon Steenbrugghe and her husband Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem commissioned Brussels landscape architect Louis Fuchs to convert fields and woods into a castle park, with a neo-Gothic castle by architect Théophile Bureau. The castle was demolished in 1946 after wartime damage; its cellars underpin the white villa built by Charles de Kerchove and his wife.
In 1966 Roger Raveel, with Raoul De Keyser, Etienne Elias and Reinier Lucassen, painted murals in the cellar corridor leading to the teenage recreation room of Renaud de Kerchove. Raveel, who often used mirrors so the work became part of its surroundings, repeated a square in every painting as his signature.
The park opens its gates twice annually in May and October, with plant exhibitions and garden events taking place during these periods. Visitors should expect larger crowds on these days and allow time to explore the winding paths and water features.
In 1966 Roger Raveel, with Raoul De Keyser, Etienne Elias and Reinier Lucassen, painted murals in the cellar corridor leading to the teenage Renaud de Kerchove's recreation room; Charles de Kerchove had seen a Raveel show at Bozar. A square recurs in every panel as the painter's signature, and mirrors make the work part of the space.
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