Ecaussinnes-Lalaing Castle
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Attribution: By Jean-Pol GRANDMONT - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3622412
In 1184 Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, built the first castle on this site. The lords of Ecaussinnes and their heirs the de Lalaings altered the original structure several times over the centuries. In the 18th century the interior was redecorated with Rococo elements on the first floor of the Gothic hall
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