Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville/Stadhuis) Tower - Brussels, Belgium
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Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville/Stadhuis) Tower at the Grand Place in Brussels.
Waymark Code: WMC0TY
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date Posted: 07/11/2011
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The Brussels town hall is a Gothic structure located on the Grand Place. It was constructed between 1402 and 1420 to a design of Jacob van Thienen. The building was expanded twice starting in 1444.
The 96 meters high Brabantine Gothic style tower was designed by Jan van Ruysbroek, the court architect of Philip the Good. it was completed in 1455. On top of the the spire is a 5 meter tall statue of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of Brussels, slaying a devil represented as a dragon.
The stamp is the high value of a set of five semi-postal stamps issued by Belgium in 1965 featuring buildings on the Grand Place. The surtax was for anti-tuberculosis efforts.
Stamp Issuing Country: Belgium
Date of Issue: December 4, 1965
Denomination: 10fr +4.5fr
Color: sepia and gray
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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