Solvay Castle

Solvay Castle is a château located in in the municipality of , , . Completed for the Marquis Maximilien de Béthune as an imposing manor house on the outskirts of Brussels in the 1840s, the castle stands on a hill overlooking a lake set in a park with mature trees covering more than 220 hectares.
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  • Type: Manor estate
  • Description: château in Wallonia
  • Also known as: “قصر سولوی”, “قلعه سلوی”, and “قلعه سولوی”
  • Address: Chaussée de Bruxelles 111

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fondation Folon and Domaine Solvay.

Museum
Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 270 metres southwest of Solvay Castle.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 360 metres northwest of Solvay Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km east of Solvay Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Hulpe and Genval.

Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality of in the province of , 20 km south-east of the centre of , but only about 3 km from the edge of the Brussels-Capital Region.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Solvay Castle.

Town
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is a municipality in the province of , . The name is of Gallic-Celtic origin, coming from "Ho-Lar," meaning a high clearing in the woods. is situated 4 km north of Solvay Castle.

Solvay Castle

Latitude
50.73416° or 50° 44′ 3″ north
Longitude
4.46035° or 4° 27′ 37″ east
Established
1843
Open location code
9F26PFM6+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 231644805
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­manor
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­manor
Wiki­data ID
Q539512
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Persian—“Solvay Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Taverne de L’Homme Bleu and Ponton.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Valérie au Cerceau (1995) and Sculpture.

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Worth a closer look: Liège and Namur.

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