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The belfry, a major element of the city, was also a weak point; a symbol and sometimes a watchtower, it was regularly destroyed during armed conflict. #belfries #lille #france #belgium #flanders (à Mairie de Lille (métro de Lille Métropole)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRTyIkKrRVP/?utm_medium=tumblr
The Middle Ages saw the #emergence of #towns that were independent of the prevalent feudal system. The #belfries of Belgium and France symbolize this new-found #independence, and also the links within them between the secular and religious powers. #arras #artois #arrageois (à Arras, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CROzdsmLN4F/?utm_medium=tumblr
Bearing a strong #identity, the #belfries have suffered much damage from armed conflict but their regular #rebuilding , occurring to this day, expresses their exceptional #symbolic #role and the #communities’ attachment to them. #architecture #arras (à Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras) https://www.instagram.com/p/CROy9wxrtqL/?utm_medium=tumblr
The #belfries are, together with the market hall, significant representatives of civil and public #architecture in Europe. The evolution from the “seigneurial keep” to the “communal keep” is noteworthy. The church belfries bear witness to the #relationship, within the #community, between #civil and #religious #power . #arras #artois (à Beffroi D'arras, Place Des Héros, 62000 Arras) https://www.instagram.com/p/CROvIcoA5on/?utm_medium=tumblr
High towers built in the heart of urban areas, often dominating the principal square, the #belfries are essential elements in the organization and representation of the towns to which they belong. #arras (à Beffroi D'arras, Place Des Héros, 62000 Arras) https://www.instagram.com/p/CROt-BMgQq8/?utm_medium=tumblr
Twenty-three #belfries in the north of France and the belfry of Gembloux in Belgium were inscribed in 2005, as an extension to the 32 Belgian belfries inscribed as Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia. Built between the 11th and 17th centuries, they showcase the Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles of #architecture . #arras #artois #madeinfrance (à Beffroi D'arras, Place Des Héros, 62000 Arras) https://www.instagram.com/p/CROsGVrqu2P/?utm_medium=tumblr
Belfries of Belgium and France are highly significant #tokens of the winning of #civil #liberties . While Italian, German and English towns mainly opted to build town halls, in part of north-western Europe, greater emphasis was placed on building #belfries . #arras #artois #madeinfrance (à Beffroi D'arras, Place Des Héros, 62000 Arras) https://www.instagram.com/p/CROroGaAYUQ/?utm_medium=tumblr
