Binche Palace
Binche Palace (French: Palais de Binche) was a royal residence located in Binche, in today's Belgian province of Hainaut, Wallonia. The medieval castle and subsequent Renaissance palace served as residence for the counts of Hainaut, the dukes of Burgundy and the Habsburg rulers of the Netherlands.
| Binche Palace | |
|---|---|
The unearthed ruins of Binche Palace | |
| Former names | Binche Castle |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| Town or city | Binche |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°24′29″N 4°09′54″E |
| Construction started | 1546 |
| Completed | 1549 |
| Client | Queen Mary of Hungary |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Jacques du Broeucq |
The palace was built between 1546 and 1549 by order of Queen Mary of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands, and was one of the first Renaissance palaces in the Low Countries, intended to rival the French Palace of Fontainebleau. It was destroyed by soldiers of King Henry II of France in 1554. Nowadays, only some medieval walls and foundations of the castle and palace remain.
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