Opheylissem Castle
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Attribution: By Jean-Pol GRANDMONT - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4325907
Opheylissem Castle is a large stately home representing the remains of the former Premonstratensian (a Roman Catholic religious order of canons regular) Opheylissem Abbey, which was dissolved in 1796.
Most of the buildings were destroyed, but the abbot's house remained, and in 1870 was restructured by the architect Alphonse Balat in its present form.
Most of the buildings were destroyed, but the abbot's house remained, and in 1870 was restructured by the architect Alphonse Balat in its present form.
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