't Hof van Brussel, Protected heritage castle in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
't Hof van Brussel is a castle in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert featuring Spanish-style gables, two circular turrets, and an octagonal tower arranged around a central courtyard. The buildings are accessed through a wide entrance portico and sit within a large wooded park with a pond.
The estate began as a farm in the 15th century and took its name from the de Brouxelles family, who bought it in the early 16th century. Major transformation occurred in the late 19th century, when renovations converted the rural structure into a castle combining multiple architectural styles.
The name refers to the de Brouxelles family, who held the estate in the 16th century; Philibert de Brouxelles was chamberlain to Charles V, yet he and his family probably never lived here, as the property remained a working farm. The site is normally private and opens only occasionally, during garden visits.
The castle stands at Heilig-Hartplein 10 in the south of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, a few metres from Saint-Lambert's church and near the municipal boundary with Sint-Pieters-Woluwe. The site is normally private; the grounds and buildings open only occasionally, during organised garden visits. The entrance is through a broad arched gateway in a low stone wall enclosing a small courtyard.
Despite changing hands among Brabant nobility, government officials, and legal professionals over centuries, the property maintained its working farm character for much of its life. This unusual combination of rural use and distinguished ownership reveals itself in the building's mixed architectural heritage.
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