kreimkoek Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) The "Braemkasteel" is a 19th century Belgian castle located in the city of Ghent. Originally built in the 14th century but renovated in the 19th century to give its current look. Bought by the city in 1946 and used as the city hall for the suburb "Gentbrugge" untill 1974. Currently it is used as an art academy. More pictures here https://www.flickr.com/photos/118506643@N02/with/32036670732/ Thanks for looking. Comments are welcome :) Edited January 8, 2017 by kreimkoek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkatt Posted January 8, 2017 Wonderful! You made great choices for the architectural details, it looks very realistic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ludzik Posted January 8, 2017 Great build but I'd classify it more as a palace rather then castle ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peedeejay Posted January 8, 2017 Awesome build with a very realistic look! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
halixon Posted January 10, 2017 Wow. This is amazing. The identicality is spot-on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erikw Posted January 10, 2017 Amazing build, nice job. Love the details. PS. only in Belgium they can build a freeway/railroad next to a 14th century castle..... a shame ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chofus Posted January 10, 2017 Really great and nice build. I wish lego make some historyc modulars like you make this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lego tripper Posted January 10, 2017 Awesome, I actually live close to Braemkasteel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Green Hair Posted January 10, 2017 Very nice model, it looks Just like the real thing. My only nitpick is that the tower roof on the real thing is roundish instead of square, but that can be hard in Lego of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmarkng Posted January 11, 2017 Looks like the real deal, great work ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Littleworlds Posted January 11, 2017 A pretty perfect model! Very impressive and really beautiful! Makes me really curious to see the interior as well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wesley D Posted January 12, 2017 Impressive reconstruction! Well done! Are there interiors too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLegoDr Posted January 12, 2017 Brilliant! This gives me some ideas for my Wayne Manor I am building. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcht Posted January 13, 2017 Absolutely gorgeous - very well done. What color brick is that for the masonry brick (98283)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calanon Posted January 13, 2017 This is a very lovely looking build. One way I would suggest improving it is to give the shrubberies some texture on the front, the texture on the building itself is great but they look flat in comparison. Is there a back to it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrickMark-I Posted January 13, 2017 It's just beautiful! The result is very convincing! The colors and parts used are really perfect! Bravo! I really like! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kreimkoek Posted January 15, 2017 Thank you all for the great replies. :) On 10-1-2017 at 8:18 AM, erikw said: Amazing build, nice job. Love the details. PS. only in Belgium they can build a freeway/railroad next to a 14th century castle..... a shame ! Thanks, its a freeway and it casts a shadow over the castle which makes it difficult to take good pictures. On 10-1-2017 at 4:56 PM, lego tripper said: Awesome, I actually live close to Braemkasteel Cool, I also live close to it :) On 10-1-2017 at 8:16 PM, Captain Green Hair said: Very nice model, it looks Just like the real thing. My only nitpick is that the tower roof on the real thing is roundish instead of square, but that can be hard in Lego of course. Thanks, I tried to make it more round but I was not satisfied with the result so I just went with normal slopes. On 13-1-2017 at 5:30 PM, dcht said: Absolutely gorgeous - very well done. What color brick is that for the masonry brick (98283)? Thank you, the colour is medium dark flesh. On 13-1-2017 at 5:47 PM, Calanon said: This is a very lovely looking build. One way I would suggest improving it is to give the shrubberies some texture on the front, the texture on the building itself is great but they look flat in comparison. Is there a back to it? Thanks for the suggetion I will look into it. You can see the back of the castle in some of the pictures, it looks alot like the front but the entrance is smaller, no tower, etc. On 11-1-2017 at 3:07 PM, Littleworlds said: A pretty perfect model! Very impressive and really beautiful! Makes me really curious to see the interior as well! On 12-1-2017 at 7:53 PM, Wesley D said: Impressive reconstruction! Well done! Are there interiors too? Some interior pics More on my flickr page https://www.flickr.com/photos/118506643@N02/with/32036670732/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmarkng Posted January 16, 2017 Oh wow... This is really good. Nice clock by the way! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gdugaucquier Posted January 20, 2017 It is really beautiful. Waw! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted January 22, 2017 Excellent!!!!!! Really fitting for LEGO Ideas submission! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mpyromaxos Posted January 25, 2017 Beautiful recreation! It looks very much with the prototype building! Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forresto Posted January 30, 2017 The castle is exquisitely done! The brick patterns well done! My only qualm is that the tower is a little too square but I understand the unusual dome shape is hard to do so it doesn't take away from the high quality of the build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kapp Posted January 30, 2017 This is amazing, congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blufiji Posted February 1, 2017 Spot on replica, and the inclusion of the an interior is impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theycallmemrdarko Posted February 3, 2017 Wow, this is a really great representation of the real thing. And all of that Medium Nougat, drool.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
