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Musée de Folklore is a 23-room museum housed in Le Mason Tournaisienne that depicts daily life in the history of Tournai. [ 1 ] Musée de Tapisserie is a museum celebrating the region's history of tapestry, notably from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Tournai rue de la Tête d'Or n° 7, Tournai 57081-CLT-0075-01 Info. Gevel en voorzijde dak van het gebouw: Facades and roofs of buildings Gorin (nl) (fr) Tournai côté place Reine Astrid en côté Parc de l'Hôtel de Ville, Tournai
[13] [14] Inside the cathedral, the Châsse de Notre-Dame flamande, a beautifully ornate 12th-century reliquary, gives witness to Tournai's wealth in the Middle Ages. Other places of interest are the 13th-century Scheldt bridge (Pont des Trous) [ 15 ] and the main square ( Grand-Place ), as well as several old city gates, historic warehouses ...
The Belfry of Tournai (French: Beffroi de Tournai) is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin in Tournai, Belgium, 72 metres (236 ft) in height with a 256-step stairway. This landmark building is one of a set of Belfries of Belgium and France registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of their civic architecture and ...
The Princess of Epinoy statue, a bronze statue made in 1863 by the sculptor Aimable Dutrieux in honour of Marie-Christine de Lalaing, who defended the city against Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, in 1581. Panoramic view of the Grand-Place. From left to right: the Cloth Hall, the Rue des Maux, the Princess of Epinoy statue and the Church of St ...
The siege of Tournai was a siege of the city of Tournai, then part of the Kingdom of France, between 28 June and 3 September 1709. [1] A Grand Alliance army under the British Duke of Marlborough successfully forced the surrender of the French garrison during the War of the Spanish Succession .
Maurice de Saxe, the commander of French forces during the siege. On 8 May, Louis XV and his heir, Louis, Dauphin of France joined the French siege camp outside Tournai with Joseph Marie de Boufflers. At around 3.00pm on the same day, an explosion occurred in a powder magazine of the citadel; the citadel was badly damaged and the explosion ...
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