Villa Schonenberg, Royal palace in Laeken, Belgium
Villa Schonenberg is a royal residence built in 1998 for Princess Astrid and her husband Lorenz of Austria-Este, a few dozen metres from Stuyvenberg Castle in the Royal Domain of Laeken. It is managed by the Royal Donation. The pale pink brick palace has a three-storey central block under a dark hipped roof, a stone portico on four columns carrying a balustraded balcony, and a lower wing to the right.
Villa Schonenberg was newly built in 1998 for Princess Astrid and her husband Lorenz of Austria-Este after they came to live in Belgium. It stands a few dozen metres from Stuyvenberg Castle, within the Royal Domain of Laeken, and is managed by the Royal Trust.
The villa was built for Princess Astrid and her husband Lorenz of Austria-Este, who moved to Belgium in 1998. It stands a few dozen metres from Stuyvenberg Castle, within the Royal Domain of Laken, and is managed by the Royal Trust. The grounds are private and cannot be visited.
Villa Schonenberg is a private royal residence and cannot be visited, and its grounds are closed to the public. It stands a few dozen metres from Stuyvenberg Castle inside the Royal Domain of Laeken, which is itself not freely accessible. The villa is therefore not a sightseeing stop; the Laeken estate can only be approached from outside its perimeter.
The villa was built in 1998 for Princess Astrid and her husband Lorenz of Austria-Este, a few dozen metres from Stuyvenberg Castle. It is one of the royal residences of Belgium, part of the Royal Domain of Laeken and managed by the Royal Donation.
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