Chateau of Deulin, Château in Deulin, Hotton, Belgium
Deulin Castle is a U-shaped brick-and-limestone château on a hill above the village of Deulin, in Hotton. Its central block has a slate mansard roof with dormer windows, a cream-coloured upper floor and a stone ground floor, with single-storey wings on either side. The outbuildings and two pavilions frame a cour d'honneur, and a walled 18th-century garden lies to the north.
Construction began in 1758 on the orders of the de Harlez family, to plans by architect Etienne Fayen (1720-1773). The builders were Guillaume-Joseph de Harlez (1691-1763), a brewer in Liège, and his son Simon-Joseph, canon of the cathedral of Liège and adviser to prince-bishop Charles-Nicolas d'Oultremont. Twelve houses were demolished to clear the site, and the château was finished in 1770. It was the seat of the seigneurie of Fronville under the Ancien Régime, and the de Harlez family still occupies it.
The de Harlez family, who commissioned the castle in 1758, still occupies it, and the building was the seat of the seigneurie of Fronville under the Ancien Régime. The seigneurial chapel is dedicated to Saint Remacle and holds Baroque stuccoes and a Baroque high altar. The walled 18th-century garden was replanted in the French style in the early 20th century.
The château stands on a hill above the village of Deulin, in the commune of Hotton, province of Luxembourg. It is a private residence still occupied by the de Harlez de Deulin family, so the house is not open as a museum; the walled 18th-century garden lies to the north. Approach from the village below.
The walled garden north of the castle dates from the 18th century and was replanted in the French formal style in the early 20th century. The seigneurial chapel, dedicated to Saint Remacle, holds Baroque stucco work and a Baroque high altar.
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