Side view with Godfrey of Bouillon looking straight ahead while his horse with a foot in the air glances in our direction.
statue

Godefroid de Bouillon statue

by Vincent
written by Vincent

The statue of Godfrey of Bouillon is located at Place Royale or in English at Royal Square right in front of the Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg church. Born around 1060 in Baisy-Thy, province of Brabant in what is part of modern-day Belgium he was the first King of Jerusalem. He followed Pope Urban II’s call for the liberation of Jerusalem and led the first Crusade from 1096 to 1099 to recapture the Holy Land. He died shortly after in Jerusalem on the 17 of July 1100.

Frontal shot with the Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg church in the back

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clock

Carillon du Mont des Arts

by Vincent
written by Vincent

Le Carillon du Mont des Arts is a Jacquemart Carillion clock with 24 bells found on a arch of the Mont des Arts. You can notice 12 figurines that represent important historic and folkloric figures of Brussels through the ages. Jacquemart type clocks can be recognized by the character on top which marks every hour by striking the bell with a hammer. It was built on the occasion of the 1958 World Fair that took place in the city.

Giving it a closer look you can notice 2 out of the 12 figurines are missing and currently undergoing maintenance repairs.

Le Carillon du Mont des Arts
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bars and cafés

Falstaff

by Vincent
written by Vincent

Le Falstaff is a famous café of Brussels with a classic Art Nouveau decor and a impressive selection of Belgian cuisine. Located at 17 rue Henri Maus it can be found just left of the stock exchange and is well worth a visit.

The entrance seen from the other side of the street

Falstaff entrance seen from the other side of the street

Falstaff main entrance

Falstaff main entrance

Stained glass windows in the back

Stained glass windows in the back

From a bit closer

Stained glass windows falstaff closeup

A view from the opposite side

A view from the opposite side

Art nouveau window

Art nouveau window

The view from my seat

Falstaff seen from my seat

Smokers section

Smokers lounge falstaff

Main seated portion

Main seated area falstaff

at lunch hour

falstaff busy at lunch hour

Bar in the back

falstaff bar

Waiters working around the bar

Waiters working around the bar Falstaff

 

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