Belfries of Belgium and France in Belgium

Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
Association Beffrois du Patrimoine mondial (in French)
Flanders Heritage Agency (in Dutch)

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1999
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Coordinates:
Longitude: 3,231°
Latitude: 50,174°

About

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.

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Mouton Blanc Logis

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Distance: 0,4 mi
33 Rue Alsace-Lorraine
59400 Cambrai
Belgium

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Château de la Motte-Fenelon

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Distance: 1,3 mi
Square du Château BP174
59403 Cambrai
Belgium

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Comfort Hotel Cambrai

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Distance: 1,0 mi
Route de Bapaume
59400 Cambrai
Belgium

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Zenia Hotel & Spa

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Rue Rene Descartes 35
59267 Proville
Belgium

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Kyriad Cambrai

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Distance: 1,6 mi
Rue DE BAPAUME 9003
59400 Cambrai
Belgium

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ibis Cambrai

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Distance: 1,6 mi
Route de Bapaume Fontaine Notre Dame
59400 CAMBRAI
Belgium

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Inter Hotel Cambrai INTER-HOTEL

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Distance: 1,6 mi
Route de Bapaume - Lieu dit Petite Fontaine
59400 Fontaine Notre Dame
Belgium

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Première Classe CAMBRAI - Proville Proville

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Distance: 1,5 mi
Rue Jean D Alembert 75
59267 Proville
Belgium

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Down on the corner - démo country American Journey 2008

Published: October 21, 2008
Length: 45:39 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: thenevada62

Démonstration de Down on the corner présenté par le club de Jouarre Cactus Country lors de l'American Journey 2008 au Palais des Grottes à Cambrai le 24 mai 2008.

Musée de Cambrai - La mobilisation des esprits - Visite LSF

Published: December 19, 2014
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Le Dimanche 11 janvier 2015, le Musée des beaux arts de Cambrai propose une visite LSF de sa nouvelle exposition temporaire. Il s'agit d'une exposition sur la thématique des caricatures...

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Published: February 26, 2015
Length: 44:40 min
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Samedi 28 Mars 2015, les services culturels de la ville de Cambrai organisent 2 événements LSF: RDV à 10h à l'office de tourisme : visite guidée en LSF à la découverte "des vitraux...