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Fosteau Castle

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fosteau castle

Attribution: By Jean-Pol GRANDMONT - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=982118

Location
Leers-et-Fosteau, Thuin, Hainaut, Belgium
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Built
14th century

The first castle at Fosteau was erected in the 14th century. A large Gothic Hall and several other buildings around the castle were built in the 15th to 17th centuries.
The castle became a protected monument in 1979. Since 1980, it has housed an exhibition of antique furniture. Everything within the castle is also available for sale.

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