Dukes of Brabant and Counts of Leuven are among historic rulers portrayed by 19th century statues standing on columns under intricate carved canopies on the Stadhuis or City Hall built between 1448 and 1469 in the Grote Markt or Market Square at Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium. The Stadhuis is a masterpiece of richly-carved Brabantine Flamboyant or Late Gothic architecture, with the gables closing the steep-pitched roof flanked by octagonal turrets topped by spires.
Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium: Dukes of Brabant and Counts of Leuven are among the historic rulers portrayed by the 19th century statues standing on columns under intricate carved canopies on the City Hall or Stadhuis, built between 1448 and 1469 in the Grote Markt or Market Square. The Stadhuis is a masterpiece of richly-carved Brabantine Flamboyant or Late Gothic architecture, featuring numerous features and devices such as balconies, crocketed pinnacles, trefoils, quatrefoils and lattice work sculpted in stone. The gables that close the steep-pitched roof are flanked by octagonal turrets topped by spires.
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Location: Grote Markt, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium.
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
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