De Haar Castle
Neo-Gothic castle rebuilt on medieval ruins, with lavish interiors and a vast formal park.
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About this audio guide
This guide to De Haar Castle near Utrecht is about the building itself: what it took, in brick, cast iron, steam and Rothschild money, to raise a medieval castle out of a ruin at the turn of the twentieth century. It follows Baron Etienne van Zuylen, his wife Hélène de Rothschild and their architect Pierre Cuypers, and the odd arithmetic of a house built for a few weeks a year. Listen standing in front of the walls, where you can read the old brickwork against the new.
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