Belfries of Belgium and France (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/943

Twenty-three belfries in the north of France and the belfry of Gembloux in Belgium were inscribed as a group, an extension to the 32 Belgian belfries inscribed in 1999 as Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia. Built between the 11th and 17th centuries, they showcase the Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles of architecture. They are highly significant tokens of the winning of civil liberties. While Italian, German and English towns mainly opted to build town halls, in part of north-western Europe, greater emphasis was placed on building belfries. Compared with the keep (symbol of the seigneurs) and the bell-tower (symbol of the Church), the belfry, the third tower in the urban landscape, symbolizes the power of the aldermen. Over the centuries, they came to represent the influence and wealth of the towns.

A) NORD-PAS DE CALAIS

Nord

- Armentières Belfry of the City Hall 

- Bailleul Belfry of the City Hall 

- Bergues Belfry 

- Cambrai Belfry of the St. Martin's Church 

- Comines Belfry of the City Hall

- Douai Belfry of the City Hall 

- Dunkirk Belfry of the City Hall

- Dunkirk Belfry of the St. Eligius Church

- Gravelines Belfry 

Lille Belfry of the City Hall 

- Loos Belfry of the City Hall 

Pas-de-Calais

- Aire-sur-la-Lys Belfry of the City Hall 

- Arras Belfry of the City Hall 

- Béthune Belfry 

- Boulogne-sur-Mer Belfry of the City Hall 

- Calais Belfry of the City Hall 

- Hesdin Belfry of the City Hall 

B) PICARDY

Somme

- Abbeville Belfry 

- Amiens Belfry 

- Doullens Belfry of the former Municipal Hall, at present the tourist information center 

- Lucheux Belfry on the remaining City Gate 

- Rue Belfry 

- Saint-Riquier Belfry

Postcard 1 : Lille Belfry of the City Hall

Sender: famalubel, Sent on: 3 Mar, 2014, Received on: 7 Mar, 2014, Travel time: 4 days