Mariemont, Belgium

The Château of Mariemont (Château de Mariemont, Kasteel van Mariemont) was a royal residence and hunting lodge for the governors of the Habsburg Netherlands. It is located in Mariemont, in today's village of Morlanwelz, Belgium. The château's construction started in the 16th century by order of Queen Mary of Hungary and it became a favoured residence in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was rebuilt by Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine in neoclassical style. It was destroyed by French revolutionary troops in 1794, and today, only ruins remain. On another location in the park, Nicolas Warocqué, a Belgian industrialist, constructed a new château in the 19th century, which was also destroyed by fire in the 20th century. In its place, a new building was constructed, the Musée royal de Mariemont. The museum and park are open for visitors.

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