Château Rouge (Red Castle) is a
château in the ''
ancienne commune'' of Bas-Oha,
Wanze,
Liège Province
Liège (; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is the easternmost province of the Wallonia region of Belgium.
Liège Province is the only Belgian province that has borders with three countries. It borders (clockwise from the north) the Du ...
,
Wallonia,
Belgium.
The original
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
was built in the 11th century, and served as the residence for a religious community. Gutted by a fire in 1885, the current structure was built within the original walls, though the red colour may be an addition to these outer walls during this 19th century rebuild.
Château Rouge, now abandoned, was last used as a
nursing home.
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See also
* List of castles in Belgium
urban exploration photography of Chateau Rouge
References
External links
2015 YouTube video of Château Rouge, abandoned but with some "modern" furniture and infrastructure still in place
Castles in Belgium
Castles in Liège Province
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