BELGIUM - LIER - De Fortuin (16)
Lier is a Belgian city located in the province of Antwerp. The city is said to have been founded in the 11th century. In 1212, the Duke of Brabant Henri I granted an urban charter to the inhabitants. The fourteenth century was a period of prosperity for the city: construction of a cloth hall in 1367, a belfry in 1369 and a second rampart in 1389. The prosperity of the city was based on the drapery industry and on the existence of a cattle market, which had been granted to it by the Dukes of Brabant.
De Fortuin (The Fortune) was probably built in the 17th century and adapted in the 18th century. It was used first as a grain store, then as a coal depot, lemonade factory, cabinetmaker’s workshop and town warehouse.
The weather vane represents the goddess Fortuna with the horn of plenty.
BELGIUM - LIER - De Fortuin (16)
Lier is a Belgian city located in the province of Antwerp. The city is said to have been founded in the 11th century. In 1212, the Duke of Brabant Henri I granted an urban charter to the inhabitants. The fourteenth century was a period of prosperity for the city: construction of a cloth hall in 1367, a belfry in 1369 and a second rampart in 1389. The prosperity of the city was based on the drapery industry and on the existence of a cattle market, which had been granted to it by the Dukes of Brabant.
De Fortuin (The Fortune) was probably built in the 17th century and adapted in the 18th century. It was used first as a grain store, then as a coal depot, lemonade factory, cabinetmaker’s workshop and town warehouse.
The weather vane represents the goddess Fortuna with the horn of plenty.