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Het Spaans Huis (Spanish House) in autumn

I took advantage of the dry spells with even some sun this afternoon to do my shopping and to have a walk in Tervuren with hopefully some photo opportunities.
I've been to the park at Tervuren several times, but had never walked to the very end of the ponds within and that is where this so-named Spanish House is situated. The building used to be the first grain water mill in Tervuren(there is already a mention of this first water mill in late 1200s), but this building you see now was probably built in the 17th century, which was the time when the Low Countries and thus also what's now Belgium were ruled by the Spanish. Maybe that's why they call it the Spanish House now.
Nowadays the building has been restored and it's a restaurant/cafe open from Thursdays to Sundays, which uses local products. The mill itself is badly in need of restoration but there are not enough funds for it so far. A picture of the front of the building can be found here

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