The Hof Van Busleyden (1505) in Mechelen, Belgium
Numerous large town houses (palaces) were built in Mechelen in the sixteenth century. Hieronymus van Busleyden, member of the Great Council, humanist and good friend of Erasmus and Thomas Moore, had architect Keldermans design a palatial home for him. The tall spire of this 1505 Gothic brick mansion contains a carillon used for practice by the campanologists of the world-renowned Carillon School. From 1619 to the First World War the building was occupied by an organization known as the Mountain of Charity, which loaned money to the poor on an interest-free basis. During the First World War the building was badly damaged, leaving only the walls standing. It was later rebuilt and became the municipal museum.
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Location: Hof Van Busleyden, Frederik de Merodestraat 65, 2800 Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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