0143 TOWN HALL DAMME…
Tour of Europe 04 2016
Day 13
Many a photo further, we drive into Damme, sit on a terrace and have a last drink before we will have to say good-bye to Sonny.
The Town Hall Damme is an example of Brabant Gothic .
When Damme was still a port and the Zwin, before it silted up, the ground floor of the town hall was used as a goods warehouse. Governance, administration and justice happened upstairs.
In the tower a carillon is installed with 39 bells, including two from the 14th century .
Remarkable are also the town clock from 1459 and a sundial .
Against the facade of the town hall are six statues of the counts of Flanders ( Philip of Alsace , Johanna and Margarethe of Constantinople (who has in hand a model of the St. John's Hospital), Philip of Chieti and Charles the Bold , which to Margaret of York , his fiancee, offering the wedding ring (this marriage was indeed celebrated in Damme in 1468), these sculptures are by Gustavus Pickery .
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)
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0143 TOWN HALL DAMME…
Tour of Europe 04 2016
Day 13
Many a photo further, we drive into Damme, sit on a terrace and have a last drink before we will have to say good-bye to Sonny.
The Town Hall Damme is an example of Brabant Gothic .
When Damme was still a port and the Zwin, before it silted up, the ground floor of the town hall was used as a goods warehouse. Governance, administration and justice happened upstairs.
In the tower a carillon is installed with 39 bells, including two from the 14th century .
Remarkable are also the town clock from 1459 and a sundial .
Against the facade of the town hall are six statues of the counts of Flanders ( Philip of Alsace , Johanna and Margarethe of Constantinople (who has in hand a model of the St. John's Hospital), Philip of Chieti and Charles the Bold , which to Margaret of York , his fiancee, offering the wedding ring (this marriage was indeed celebrated in Damme in 1468), these sculptures are by Gustavus Pickery .
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)
For more of my other work or if you want to PURCHASE (ONLY PLACE TO BUY OUR IMAGES!), VIEW THE NEW PORTFOLIOS AND LATEST NEWS HERE on our website: www.indigo2photography.com
Please do not COPY or use any of my images on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
indigo