BELGIUM - LIER - Pallieter (11)
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.
The bronze Pallieter gazes up at the sky with his hands in his pockets. He is the main character in the novel of the same name by Felix Timmermans and enjoys life to the full. The words "pallieter" (happy luron) and "pallieteren", invented by Timmermans, have now become part of the Dutch language.
BELGIUM - LIER - Pallieter (11)
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.
The bronze Pallieter gazes up at the sky with his hands in his pockets. He is the main character in the novel of the same name by Felix Timmermans and enjoys life to the full. The words "pallieter" (happy luron) and "pallieteren", invented by Timmermans, have now become part of the Dutch language.