BELGIUM - TOURNAI - Art Nouveau (202)
Located near the French border, Tournai is one of the oldest Gallo-Roman towns in Belgium with Arlon and Tongres. First capital of the Frankish kingdom, it played an important historical, economic, religious and cultural role in the County of Flanders during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Art Nouveau
Most of the buildings built in the Art Nouveau style are located in the station area on the boulevards running along the railway line or on the neighboring streets and squares, which are more peaceful and wooded.
The architect Georges De Porre created in 1903 a very harmonious facade at n ° 5 of the place Victor Carbonnelle.
BELGIUM - TOURNAI - Art Nouveau (202)
Located near the French border, Tournai is one of the oldest Gallo-Roman towns in Belgium with Arlon and Tongres. First capital of the Frankish kingdom, it played an important historical, economic, religious and cultural role in the County of Flanders during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Art Nouveau
Most of the buildings built in the Art Nouveau style are located in the station area on the boulevards running along the railway line or on the neighboring streets and squares, which are more peaceful and wooded.
The architect Georges De Porre created in 1903 a very harmonious facade at n ° 5 of the place Victor Carbonnelle.