Stone statues of the Dukes and Duchesses of Brabant on the Town Hall in the Grand Place in Brussels Belgium
Stone statues of the Dukes and Duchesses of Brabant on the Town Hall in the Grand Place in Brussels Belgium. The construction of the Town Hall was started in 1402 and it is believed that the architect was Jacob Van Thienen. The square, at that time, was the political centre where meetings were held, where executions took place and where dukes, kings and emperors where officially received. The square was bombed to ruins in 1695 by Field Marchal DE VILLEROY but the heavily damaged Town Hall was entirely reconstructed in its original style. In the 17th and 18th centuries the original decorative statues wore away or disappeared. By 1840 a complete restoration was necessary. It was then that the entire facade became decorated with a total of 203 little statues representing the Dukes and Duchesses of Brabant who ruled the dukedom between the year 580 and 1564.
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Location: Brussels Belgium
Photo credit: © Lynne Sutherland / Alamy / Afripics
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