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English: Church of St. James on Royal Square was built on the site of the former Gothic convent church of the Coudenberg Abbey, demolished by Charles of Lorraine.
The front façade of the church, erected between 1776 and 1787, is formed by the triangular pediment and the six Corinthian columns like a ancient Greek-Roman temple. During the French revolution church was transformed into a "Temple of Reason", and later a "Temple of Law". In 1802, the church was returned to the Roman Catholic religion. On July 21st, 1831, Leopold I, the first Belgian king, took the constitutional oath on a decorated stage in front of the church. Church of St. James is also the official church of the Belgian armed forces. Statue in front of St. James church is Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060 – 18 July 1100). He was a medieval Frankish knight who was one of the leaders of the First Crusade from 1096 until his death. He was the Lord of Bouillon from 1076 and the Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1087. After the successful siege of Jerusalem in 1099, Godfrey became the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, although he refused the title "King"; as he believed that the true King of Jerusalem was Christ. |
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