Belfry of Brussels
| Belfry of Brussels | |
|---|---|
 The Belfry of Brussels | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Brussels |
| Country | Belgium |
| Destroyed | 25 July 1714 |
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,[1] it formerly stood in front of the Church of St. Nicholas until its collapse on 25 July 1714. It was never rebuilt.[2]
See also
- Belfries of Belgium and France
- History of Brussels
References
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Nicolas (Bruxelles-Ville)". www.reflexcity.net. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "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
- 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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