The Belfry of Brussels (French: Beffroi de Bruxelles; Dutch: Belfort van Brussel) was a medieval bell tower in central Brussels, Belgium. Built long before the city's current Town Hall on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square), whose tower it should not be confused with, it formerly stood in front of St. Nicholas' Church until its collapse on 25 July 1714. It was never rebuilt.[1][2]
| Belfry of Brussels | |
|---|---|
 The Belfry of Brussels | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Brussels |
| Country | Belgium |
| Destroyed | 25 July 1714 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Eglise Saint-Nicolas – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Il y eut pourtant des projets de reconstruction aux siècles passés. Oh effroi! Bruxelles est sans beffroi!". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
Further reading
edit- Henne, Alexandre; Wauters, Alphonse (1845). Histoire de la ville de Bruxelles (in French). Vol. 1. Brussels: Périchon. p. 45.
- Diricx de Ten Hamme, Joe (1893). Souvenirs du Vieux Bruxelles (in French). Vol. 3. Brussels: Imprimerie de l'agence Rossel.
- Godenne, Willy (1979). "Cloches et carillon à la tour communale de Bruxelles". Le Folklore Brabançon (in French). 223. Brussels.
- Dieudonné, Michel (1992). "Un projet de beffroi à Bruxelles en 1888". Le Folklore Brabançon (in French). 274. Brussels.
External links
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