Rue du Cuisinier, 1420 Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Classification as a monument on April 6, 2012
In the Middle Ages, Braine-l'Alleud had several lordships, one of the most important of which was a fief in which the Dukes of Brabant created a franchise in 1218. Among the rich heritage preserved in the entity is a landmark related to the Spanish period of the Duchy of Brabant. This so-called "Du Culot" or "Du Cuisinier" or "de la France Garenne" marking dates back to the time of Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Spain who also ruled our regions. It is the heir to a border that the Emperor wanted in 1520 and to re-mark the boundaries of the Sonian Forest. This important frontier was not completed until 1556 during the reign of his successor Philip II. At that time there were 4171 terminals! The first were placed in 1523 and bore the cross of Burgundy; the Spanish Netherlands of Charles V succeeded the Burgundian Netherlands by family inheritance. The borne du Culot takes its name from the fact that it was then in the hamlet of Le Culot and is one of the few witnesses of the demarcation processes in the 16th century. It is now the last large-sized specimen marked with the cross of Burgundy that we have kept. Another ancient marker called "Mary of Burgundy" is in the former priory of Jericho, not far away.