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Chateau in Liege Province, Belgium
| Lassus Castle
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 Lassus Castle
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 1612 stone on Lassus Castle, dedicated to John de Maillen
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Open to
the public
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Lassus Castle
(
French
:
Chateau de Lassus
, or
Hamoir-Lassus
) is a
chateau
in
Hamoir
,
Liege Province
,
Wallonia
,
Belgium
.
The chateau, which stands on the banks of the
Ourthe
, was formerly the residence of the hereditary mayors of the village. The oldest part is a small
donjon
of the early 14th century. Long the property of the de Maillen family, the buildings were entirely remodelled in the 18th century in the
Louis XIVth style
. Another major remodelling was carried out between 1907 and 1920 under the supervision of then-owner "Puck" Chaudoir, a wealthy banker from
Liege
.
Of the important outbuildings and supporting structures of the medieval and 18th century phases there now remain only the stables and barns surrounding a courtyard. The least modernised parts of the principal building are the river frontage and the donjon.
As well as a small internal chapel set up in 1633 by the de Maillen family, there is a chapel dedicated to
Saint Peter
opposite the castle, founded in 1396. The
Renaissance
interior contains tombstones of the de Donea and de Maillen families.
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50°25′08″N
5°31′16″E
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50.419°N 5.521°E
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50.419; 5.521
