'De Moriaen' is one of those magnificent mansions in the medieval city of Lier that keeps memories of a glorious past alive. Our garden, facing south, makes for party halls and banqueting rooms that are flooded with sun light. Light is one of our assets: a large attic window of stained glass panel produces a rainbow of colours in the dining hall. In 1691 'De Moriaen' mansion was owned by Jesuits but occupied by 'Religieusen van de Bygaerde' or male beguines. Later on Benedictines lived in the house until 1763, when the Lier city clerk decided to rent it. When the Jesuit possessions were sold, the city clerk bought the mansion. It stayed in the family till the first quarter of the 19th century. It was then sold again to the Van de Wee family, which kept a pharmacy in it. In 1922 on the authority of Mrs. Anna D'Hulst it would be rebuilt by master builder Van Peborgh into a neo classicistic mansion.