943 BE/FR - Belfries of Belgium and France (1999)

Brief Description

"Twenty-three belfries in the north of France and the belfry of Gembloux in Belgium were inscribed as a group, an extension to the 32 Belgian belfries inscribed in 1999 as Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia. Built between the 11th and 17th centuries, they showcase the Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles of architecture. They are highly significant tokens of the winning of civil liberties. While Italian, German and English towns mainly opted to build town halls, in part of north-western Europe, greater emphasis was placed on building belfries. Compared with the keep (symbol of the seigneurs) and the bell-tower (symbol of the Church), the belfry, the third tower in the urban landscape, symbolizes the power of the aldermen. Over the centuries, they came to represent the influence and wealth of the towns."

比利时和法国钟楼
"这些钟楼建于11至17世纪，其中23座位于法国北 部，32座位于比利时，它们共同展现了罗马、哥特式、文艺复兴和巴洛克式的建筑风格。钟楼在建立之初是公社通过宪章获得独立的标志，象征着自由。钟楼是城 市景观中的第三种塔，可与要塞（封建领主，即封建地主的标志）和钟塔（教堂的标志）媲美，象征着贵族的权力。几个世纪以来，它们已逐渐成为城镇影响力和财 富的象征。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/943

Belgium

Flanders
Antwerp
ID 943-002     Antwerp     Cathedral of Our Lady
ID 943-003     Antwerp     City Hall
ID 943-009     Herentals     Former City & 'Laken'(Cloth) Hall
ID 943-013     Lier     City Hall and Belfry tower
ID 943-016     Mechelen     St. Rumbolds Tower of the cathedral
ID 943-015     Mechelen     Old Cloth Hall with Belfry, oldest part of the present-day City Hall
West Flanders
ID 943-004     Bruges     Belfry known as Halletoren (Tower of the Halls) and [Market] Halls
ID 943-006     Diksmuide     City Hall and Belfry
ID 943-011     Kortrijk     Belfry known as Halletoren (Tower of the Hall)
ID 943-014     Lo-Reninge (Lo)     Former City Hall with Belfry, at present a hotel
ID 943-017     Menen     City Hall and adjacent Belfry
ID 943-018     Nieuwpoort     Grain Hall known as Stadshalle (City's [Market] Hall), with Belfry
ID 943-020     Roeselare     City Hall, City's Market Hall, and Belfry
ID 943-022     Tielt     Belfry known as Hallentoren (Tower of the Halls), Cloth Hall and Aldermen's Chamber
ID 943-025     Veurne     Landhuis ("country-house", former seat of the Viscounty of Veurne-Ambacht) and Belfry
ID 943-010     Ypres     Cloth Hall with Belfry
East Flanders
ID 943-001     Aalst     Aldermen's House with Belfry
ID 943-005     Dendermonde     City Hall with Belfry
ID 943-007     Eeklo     City Hall with Belfry
ID 943-008     Ghent     Belfry, Cloth Hall and Mammelokker
ID 943-019     Oudenaarde     City Hall with Belfry
Flemish Brabant
ID 943-012     Leuven     St. Peter's Church and tower
ID 943-023     Tienen     St. Germanus Church with Stadstoren (City Tower)
ID 943-026     Zoutleeuw     St. Leonard's Church
Limburg
ID 943-021     Sint-Truiden     City Hall with Tower
ID 943-024     Tongeren     Basilica of Our Lady with Stadstoren (City Tower)
Wallonia
Hainaut
ID 943-027     Binche     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-028     Charleroi     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-029     Mons     Belfry
ID 943-031     Thuin     Belfry
ID 943-032     Tournai     Belfry
Namur
ID 943-056     Gembloux     Belfry
ID 943-030     Namur     Belfry
France
Nord-Pas de Calais
Nord
ID 943-033     Armentières     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-034     Bailleul     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-035     Bergues     Belfry
ID 943-036     Cambrai     Belfry of the St. Martin's Church
ID 943-037     Comines     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-038     Douai     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-040     Dunkirk     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-039     Dunkirk     Belfry of the St. Eligius Church
ID 943-041     Gravelines     Belfry
ID 943-042     Lille     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-043     Loos     Belfry of the City Hall
Pas-de-Calais
ID 943-044     Aire-sur-la-Lys     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-045     Arras     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-046     Béthune     Belfry
ID 943-047     Boulogne-sur-Mer     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-048     Calais     Belfry of the City Hall
ID 943-049     Hesdin     Belfry of the City Hall
Picardy
Somme
ID 943-050     Abbeville     Belfry
ID 943-051     Amiens     Belfry
ID 943-052     Doullens     Belfry of the former Municipal Hall
ID 943-053     Lucheux     Belfry on the remaining City Gate
ID 943-054     Rue     Belfry  
ID 943-055     Saint-Riquier     Belfry

Courtesy of brunyi from postcrossing forum

943-002 Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral of Our Lady),
Antwerpen, Handschoenmarkt, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium

943-003 Stadhuis Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium

943-004 Belfort en Hallen Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

Courtesy of Merryl from postcrossing

943-005 Stadhuis met Belfort
Dendermonde, Grote Markt 1, Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

Courtesy of Tine from picasa

943-008 Belfort, Lakenhal en Mammelokker (ancienne prison)

Gent, Botermarkt 17, Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

943-010 Belfort met Lakenhal (Beffroi / Halle-aux-Draps),
Ieper, Grote Markt 34, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

Courtesy of Gerda from Belgium

943-012 Sint-Pieterskerk / Belfort
Leuven, Vlaams Bramant, Flanders, Belgium

Courtesy of MissPatitav from postcrossing forum

ID 943-016     Mechelen     St. Rumbolds Tower of the cathedral

Courtesy of Bibi1963 from postcrossing

943-019 Stadhuis met Belfort Oudenaarde,
Grote Markt 1, Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

Courtesy of Gerda from Belgium

943-021 Stadhuis met Toren
Sint-Truiden, Grote Markt, Limbourg, Flanders, Belgium

Courtesy of zwartje from postcrossing

943-024 Onze-Lieve-Lievevrouwebasiliek met Stadstoren
Tongeren, Grote Markt, Limbourg, Flanders, Belgium

Courtesy of jeanmarie from postcrossing

The Sainte Waudru collegiate church and the belfry (to the left)
943-029 Beffroi de Mons, Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Courtesy of Gilles from Belgium

943-032 Beffroi de Tournai Tournai,
Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium  

Courtesy of sunsky from postcrossing forum

943-035 Beffroi de Bergues
Bergues, Nord, Nord Pas de Calais, France

Courtesy of sunsky from postcrossing forum

 943-039 Beffroi de l’église St-Eloi de Dunkerque
Dunkerque, Nord, Nord Pas de Calais, France

 Courtesy of sunsky from postcrossing forum

 943-040 Beffroi de l’Hôtel de Ville de Dunkerque
Dunkerque, Nord, Nord Pas de Calais, France

 

Courtesy of ogait from postcrossing forum

943-042 Beffroi de l’Hôtel de Ville de Lille

 

Courtesy of sunsky from postcrossing forum

 

943-047 Beffroi de l’Hôtel de Ville de Boulogne

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais, Nord Pas de Calais, France

 

943-047 Beffroi de l’Hôtel de Ville de Boulogne

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais, Nord Pas de Calais, France

Courtesy of sunsky from postcrossing forum

943-048 Beffroi de l’Hôtel de Ville de Calais

Calais, Pas de Calais, Nord Pas de Calais, France

Courtesy of lmc from postcrossing forum

943-051 Beffroi d’Amiens, Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France