Castle of Loppem
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The Castle of Loppem, is situated in the town of Loppem in the municipality of Zedelgem near Bruges in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It was built between 1859 and 1862 for Baron Charles van Caloen and his family after the designs of E.W. Pugin and Jean-Baptiste de Bethune and is considered as a masterpiece of civil Gothic Revival architecture.
Although it is not - like the proprietors claim on their website - the only castle in Belgium to have preserved its original architecture and interior decoration, it is indeed remarkably well preserved since the 19th-century. The richly decorated and furnished interior, houses a collection of works of art, such as paintings, stained glass, statues... The castle is surrounded by a beautiful romantic park with ponds and a maze (labyrinth).
The castle and park are owned by the Stichting Jean van Caloen (=Jean van Caloen foundation) and are open to the public.
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