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a Monochrome impression of our visit to "Kasteel Groeneveld "

Mick Agterberg@stresskiller (73)20d

Last Friday we went to visit Kasteel Groeneveld , a building dating back to the 1710 here in Holland.

You can find more detailed info on their website : https://www.staatsbosbeheer.nl/kasteel-groeneveld

It has a lovely park for a walk , if the weather allows it .

We had rain coming and going that day so the light conditions were not the best for photography.

This is my entry for the #monomad challenge

A small impression of out visit to Kasteel Groeneveld in the Netherlands.

Kasteel Groenveld / Castle Groeneveld

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Looking back to the entrance from inside the castle

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A maquette / Architectural model of the castle as it is today

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Side view of the Architectural model

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The changes over the years

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The owners of the property over the centuries.

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huge chandeliers in every room

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probably 1 meter in diameter

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top of the stairway on the second floor with daylight lighting the stairway.

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Looking down on the stairway from the second floor.

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Today you can actually rent these rooms for meetings / weddings and presentations.

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rooms had plenty of old furniture from the past , but hard to make decent pictures , to many people getting in the way.

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Neptune statue on the first floor

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Art exposition on the second floor , unfortunitly there were no signs with the artist names , so unable to give credit .

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Statue in the backyard of the castle looking over the pond

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The backside of the castle

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Another statue "Visarend" next to the pond / osprey

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Low water due to crazy heatwaves and draught this year, old couple walking their barking cat / small dog.

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Back side of the castle from a distance

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Back side of the castle

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Comments · 7

@artemisnorth.com(57)· 17d
What a beautiful building. Imagine dusting and cleaning that castle! LOL I really love Back side of the castle from a distance. Fantastic shot!
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@seki1(71)· 20d
It looks so majestic..

I don't know why after looking at the pictures, the first though that came to mind was that such a big house would be a daunting task to clean 😭😂
@avdesing(80)· 20d
To be honest, I don’t know which photograph to choose as my favourite; they all form a harmonious whole, and besides, I absolutely love castles. From the chandelier, the staircase and the sculptures, but above all the art exhibition, and even more so the views from the back of the castle, left me in awe. That elderly couple, that photograph is so tender and beautiful; I absolutely loved it, and the way the lake is captured creates scenes straight out of a bygone era.

A beautiful black-and-white composition that transports us to another era. I’m so glad you were able to visit that place and share it with us. Thank you very much and a big hug!🤗

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@coinjoe(73)· 20d
What a nice little tour. Thank you stresskiller, much appreciated. Loved the art pieces and the Neptune statue.

walking their barking cat / small dog.

I'm still laughing about this :)