1 5 . ▁ ▁É mile ▁May r isch , ▁head ▁of ▁AR B ED , ▁bought ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁surrounding ▁area ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁castle ▁en larg ed ▁and ▁modified ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁S ost h ène ▁We is , ▁l ending ▁it ▁a ▁simple ▁but ▁elegant ▁style . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Al ine , ▁May r isch ▁made ▁the ▁castle ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁att raction ▁for ▁not ew orth y ▁polit icians , ▁econom ists , ▁writers ▁and ▁artists ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁world ▁wars . ▁Gu ests ▁included ▁Wal ther ▁R ath en au , ▁André ▁G ide , ▁Jacques ▁Riv ière , ▁Otto ▁Bart ning ▁and ▁Thé o ▁van ▁Ry ss el berg he . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Al ine ▁May r isch ▁be que athed ▁the ▁castle ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁con val es cent ▁home . ▁The ▁facilities ▁have ▁been ▁constantly ▁improved ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁castle ▁today ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁has ▁been ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁monument ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁visitors ▁all ▁the ▁year ▁round . ▁It ▁is ▁particularly ▁suitable ▁for ▁hand ic apped ▁visitors . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁cast les ▁in ▁Luxemb ourg ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Cast les ▁in ▁Luxemb ourg ▁Category : Red ange