Musée des Beaux-Arts Tournai

Турне (город)

The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tournai, Belgium, is an art museum. The inception of the museum was in the beginning of the 20th century when Henri Van Cutsem, a Belgian art collector, offered his collection to the city of Tournai in 1905. The collection contained important works of important 19th century French painters like Manet, Monet, Seurat and others. The Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta started drafting a new building that would contain the Van Cutsem donation and other holdings already owned by the city of Tournai but the First World War intervened and construction was delayed. Horta abandoned his first designs made in a typical Art Nouveau style, shifting to the popular art deco style. The building, which opened in 1928, is a graceful curved version of usually strict linearity of art deco, in this, it is similar to Horta's Brussels Central Station. .

Дом Рубенса

Антверпен

Дом Рубенса — муниципальный музей города Антверпена, посвящённый жизни и творчеству прославленного художника XVII века Питера Пауля Рубенса с частичным воспроизведением его интерьеров и художественных коллекций.

Sint-Janskerk (Mechelen)

Мехелен

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Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels

Брюссельский столичный регион

The Centre for Fine Arts is a cultural venue in Brussels, Belgium. Often referred to as BOZAR in French or PSK in Dutch, the building was completed in 1929 at the instigation of Henry Le Bœuf and includes exhibition and conference rooms, a cinema and a concert hall, which serves as home to the National Orchestra of Belgium.

Льежский собор

Льеж

Льежский собор Святого Павла — кафедральный собор в Льеже, резиденция епископа Льежского. До 1795 года статус кафедрального собора в Льеже имел Собор Ламберта Маастрихтского, разрушенного в ходе Французской революции. А собор Святого Павла был одной из семи коллегиальных церквей города. Здание современного собора строилось с X века, достраивалось в XIII—XV вв и реконструировано в середине XIX века. Хор, трансепт и главный неф датируются XIII веком, апсиды — XIV веком; эти элементы построены в готическом стиле. Поздние реконструкции содержат стили барокко и классицизма. Статус кафедрального собора церковь Святого Павла получила лишь с приходом Наполеона по просьбе жителей Льежа. В соборе находится рака с мощами святого Ламберта Маастрихтского.

Tongerlo Abbey

Вестерло

Tongerlo Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery at Tongerlo in Westerlo near Antwerp, Belgium.

Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk

Мехелен

The Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk is a Roman Catholic basilica in Mechelen, Belgium. The basilica is a famous place of pilgrimage in Belgium, the statue was crowned on 30 July 1876 by Cardinal Deschamps by request of pope Pius IX.

Kuurne

Kuurne

Kuurne is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Kuurne proper. On January 1, 2006, Kuurne had a total population of 12,591. The total area is 10.01 km² which gives a population density of 1258 inhabitants per km². The Leie functions as a natural border between Kuurne and Harelbeke. Inhabitants from Kuurne are nicknamed 'donkeys'. This is said to be a term of derision given to them by the people of nearby Kortrijk because traders from Kuurne habitually set off for the Kortrijk market at an early hour, their ass-drawn carts laden with vegetables. Awoken by the rattle of the cart wheels and the braying of the asses, the people of Kortrijk exclaimed: "It's those asses from Kuurne again!" An alternative, more legendary explanation originates from the tale of a priest who had to hold a funeral on Ash Wednesday. He asked the sacrister to take over his regular service, but the latter couldn't remember the Latin words "Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris" , which are to be proclaimed while applying a cross of ash to the foreheads of the churchgoers. Later the priest spoke to him in exasperation, saying: "You were born an ass, and you will die an ass!" "Aha," said the sacrister, "I'll remember that!" and so saying, he continued giving the people of Kuurne their crosses of ash. The best-known donkey in Kuurne is 'Ambroos' , a larger-than-life and somewhat stylised statue in front of the town hall. The winner of the annual pro cycling race Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne received a big bouquet and a soft toy version of 'Ambroos' to wave from the stage.

Художественный музей на море

Остенде

Художественный музей на море , также известный по сокращённым названием Mu.ZEE — художественный музей в Остенде, Бельгия. Музей специализируется на бельгийском искусстве после 1830. У музея имеется два филиала, дом Джеймса Энсора в Остенде и музей Пермеке в Яббеке.