EN THE HISTORY OF BRUSSELS’ TOWN HALL 1449-1455 1401-1402 Brussels’ Town Hall dates back to the first The sculptures in this room relate to the the houses located between the belfry and 1 half of the 15th century. The position of first two phases of...
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EN THE HISTORY OF BRUSSELS’ TOWN HALL 1449-1455 1401-1402 Brussels’ Town Hall dates back to the first The sculptures in this room relate to the the houses located between the belfry and 1 half of the 15th century. The position of first two phases of construction. For many the rue de la Tête d’Or before this wing alderman was established in 1229 by a years it was believed that the belfry was was built. They were also used as a sort of charter issued by Duke Henry I of Brabant, older than the Town Hall, which led some stone sign for the taverns that had again but Brussels had already had aldermen people to attribute the Prophets and the become established in the cellars of the from the moment that the settlement actu- other sculptures in the porch to the most new construction. From right to left, there ally became a town. famous sculptor of the 14th century, Claus was the Papenkeldere (monks’ cellar with These aldermen initially met in the market Sluter, who had been in Brussels before a
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