Archive for the tag 'Brussels'
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Michael the Archangel
3 Comments CherryPie on Sep 12th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
The Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudule – Interior
Owing to the ransackings by Protestant iconoclasts in 1579 and thefts by French Revolutionists in 1793, the interior of the cathedral is far less rich than it was in medieval times. It nonetheless contains some fine stained glass, such as the Last Judgement Window, dating from 1528, on the west front of the cathedral, facing [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2015
Although it is the national church of Belgium. Cathedrale Sts-Michel-et-Gudule was granted cathedral status only in 1962. It was built with a sandy limestone brought from the local quarries and is one of the finest surviving examples of Brabant Gothic Gothic architecture
There has been a church on the site of the cathedral since at least [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 10th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Self Portrait in a Train Window
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 8th 2015
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
The Royal Palace
Consisting of two 18th-century mansions joined together by King William I of Holland. It was Leopold II who extended it into a royal palace by designing a new facade combining the side pavilions by two symmetrical wings and a portico surmounted by a sculpted pediment. It houses the offices of the royal family and is [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 5th 2015
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Place Royale
The Place Royal stands on the old square of a magnificent palace of the Dukes of Brabant begun in the 13th century. Embellished in 1452 by Philippe le Bon, altered and fitted out by Archduke Albert and Archduchess Isabelle, it was ruined by a fire in 1731, then rebuilt. 40 years later as a rectangular [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 31st 2015
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Musical Instruments Museum
As we turn our backs to the steps that lead to the Garden of Mont des Arts we see some Art Nouveau buildings on our way to the Place Royal.
A key Art Nouveau structure, the building was erected in Brussels in 1886. Now fully restored, these former “Old England” shops have regained their full glory. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 30th 2015
