Lier Town Hall and Belfry

Lier Town Hall and Belfry

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Lier Town Hall and Belfry

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Location: Lier, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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February 24, 2023

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The belfry was completed in two phases as a slender Gothic tower. A first phase started in 1369 and resulted in a modest square tower with a wooden cover, covered with slates. The second phase in 1411 involved the partial demolition of the existing tower and its further expansion into its present form.
In 1914 the city was heavily bombed, destroying three-quarters of the buildings around the market. The belfry and town hall were miraculously spared. Since 1971, the belfry tower has had a small automatic carillon with 25 bells, which play a tune every fifteen minutes.
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March 19, 2023

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The thriving cloth trade was the basis for building a cloth hall in 1367, but in 1418 the hall was transferred to the nearby Butchers' Hall and from then on …

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August 23, 2020

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The historic town hall dominates the Grote Markt in Lier .
In 1740, architect Jan Pieter van Baurscheit de Jonge thoroughly renovated the building in Brabant Rococo style. The Gothic Belfry has been integrated into the construction.
Since 1971, the belfry tower has had a small automatic carillon with 23 bells, which plays a tune every 15 minutes.
The belfry was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999

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