Tower of Eben-Ezer

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the bible and ancient civilizations

Category Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins, Outsider Architecture, Obscura Day Location

Image of Tower of Eben-Ezer located in  | The front of the tower

The front of the tower

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Image of Tower of Eben-Ezer located in  | The front of the tower Image of Tower of Eben-Ezer located in Image of Tower of Eben-Ezer located in Image of Tower of Eben-Ezer located in Image of Tower of Eben-Ezer located in  | "Le Fusil Brisé." Built in the aftermath of the second World War, Garcet's Tour d'Eben-Ezer integrates his pacifism into his fascination with biblical imagery. Image of Tower of Eben-Ezer located in  | Situated at the intersection of Wallonia, Flanders, and the southern tip of Limburg, the top of Garcet's tower offers sweeping views of the nearby Jeker Valley, and the quarries from which his magnum opus was built. Image of Tower of Eben-Ezer located in  | Here, Taurus the bull, one of the four cherubs atop the turrets, looks northwest towards the Jeker Valley of the Netherlands.
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The Tower of Eben-Ezer is a self-built castle constructed in the 1960s by a single man in the isolated Jeker valley of Belgium. The builder, Robert Garcet, was fascinated with the Bible, numerology and ancient civilizations. The entire seven-level tower is built of flint, and according to Garcet, was designed using ancient mystical measurements. On the top of the tower are four giant biblical animals, and the interior is full of Garcet's biblical, archaeological, paleontological and geological art.

Even more curious is that although the tower only looks ancient, it sits on top of a vast network of truly ancient tunnels. Garcet claims to have discovered over a hundred "new" fossilized creatures and a 70-million year-old village in the labyrinth of tunnels under the tower! Unfortunately, the village was destroyed by a mining explosion before it could be studied.

A new educational space called the Geospadium takes the visitor on a tour of the history and use of the flint stone.

Join us on Obscura Day - March 20th, 2010 - on an expedition leaving from Brussels to tour the Tower of Eben-Ezer and marvel at this seven-level castle built by hand in the 1960s.

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  • Hours Open on appointment booked 48 hours in advance. Geospadium open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 12 am.
  • Address 4690 Eben-Emael, Bassenge, Belgium
  • Cost Guide: â-š’¬ 38,- Children younger than 12 years: free of charge.
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