Chateau d'Hougoumont is a recreation of a Belgian farm that was originally built by the Knights of Malta between 1358 and 1474 of sandstone and red brick. It became pivotal in the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Over the course of the battle, the French forces committed an estimated 14,000 troops and the English and their allies committed an estimated 12,000 troops to the battle around the farm buildings. The farm is now in ruins but it is undergoing some restoration so it can be the site of the 200th commemoration of the Battle of Waterloo in June of 2015.
We have attempted to build an accurate recreation of the way the Chateau and it's surround buildings looked when the battle began. The building interiors are not recreations as there are no existing plans of the interiors. Room size was designed for ease of avatar camera view.
The main chateau house is build of red brick with granite window and door frames and has four lower level rooms, one of which is a separate chapel on a 23m x 23m base. There are two large rooms on the upper level. The interior rooms have wallpaper and wainscot walls. There are three doors for entry into the chateau. The rear door can be used to connect to a two room farmers house, with a loft and fireplace in one room, that is sold separately.
Everything is modify and copy, but no transfer.
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