Château d'Enghien

Enghien, Belgium, Belgium

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The Château d’Enghien is a large 20th‑century château located in the heart of the historic Enghien Park in the town of Enghien (Edingen), province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

The current building dates from 1913 and was commissioned by Baron François Empain, who bought the park in 1907; it was designed by architect Alexandre Marcel in a Louis XVI style and built on the site of an earlier orangerie, with the central block completed in 1913 and two wings added in 1926.

The site already had a long history: a medieval château was originally built by the Lords of Enghien in the 12th century, and in the 17th century the estate, then owned by the dukes of Arenberg, was developed into one of Europe’s most celebrated gardens, later used as a royal court and recreation_ground for the Austrian and Belgian monarchs.

Since 1986 the château and its 182‑hectare park have been owned by the municipality of Enghien; the park is freely open to visitors and features formal and thematic gardens, water features, monumental trees, and historic buildings such as the Pavillon des Sept Étoiles, but the château itself is not open for general visits and is mainly used for events, receptions and occasional cultural activities.