Belfry of Brussels

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The Belfry of Brussels

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 (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]

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  1. ^ "Eglise Saint-Nicolas (Bruxelles-Ville)". www.reflexcity.net. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "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: Impr. de l'agence Rossel.
  • Godenne, Willy (1979). "Cloches et carillon à la tour communale de Bruxelles". Le Folklore Brabançon (in French). Brussels. 223.
  • Dieudonné, Michel (1992). "Un projet de beffroi à Bruxelles en 1888". Le Folklore Brabançon (in French). Brussels. 274.


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