Brussels town hall
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Location | Centre Quarter, Pentagon, City of Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels-Capital Region, Brussels, Coop of Brussels, Duchy of Brabant | ||||
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Exterior views
[edit]Main category: Exterior of the Brussels town hall
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main façade seen from the Grand-Place/Grote Markt
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The Town Hall by night
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Overview of the tower
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The upper part of the tower
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The spire and the statue of Saint Michael
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View from theRue Chair et Pain/Vlees-en-Broodstraat
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The portal
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The tympanum of the portal
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Prudentia ("Prudence")
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Historiated corbel
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Left wing arcade
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Knight of the Noble Houses of Brussels
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Fleuron, cabbage leaves and arcature of trefoil arches
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Vielle player
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The porch
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Front porch lion
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The legend of nl
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The assassination of Everard 't Serclaes
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Gargoyle with human face
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Fantastic creature (dragon head and wings, mermaid tail)
Statue of Saint Michael
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Saint Michael slaying the dragon in Jean Fouquet's Book of Hours, circa 1452
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Restoration of Saint Michael's statue in the Town Hall in 1896
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The original statue kept in the Brussels City Museum
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The copy of the statue placed at the top of the tower
Interior views
[edit]Main category: Interior of Brussels town hall
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alle gothique
History
[edit]Main category: History of the Brussels town hall
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Brussels' Town Hall, engraving by Melchisedech van Hoorn, 1565
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View of the Grand-Place in Brussels and the Town Hall, Jan Mommaert, 1594
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Detail from a map of Brussels by Martin de Tailly, possibly by Jacques Callot, 1640
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engraving by Abraham van Santvoort after Leo van Heil, circa 1650
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The Grand-Place in flames during the bombardment of Brussels in 1695. The Town Hall is on the left.
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The Town Hall burning during the bombardment
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The surroundings of the Town Hall after the bombardment
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Plan of the first floor, circa 1760Gothic L-shape (grey) and the classicist extension (pink): the
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The Town Hall, circa 1880
This is a photo of a monument in Brussels, number: 2043-0009/0
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