The Hotel de Ville, Brussels
Jan van Ruysbroeck (also known as Jan van den Berghe) was a Flemish architect of the early 15th century (the dates of his birth and death are unknown). He served as official architect to the Duke of Brabant.[1] His best known work was the tower of Brussels' Town Hall (Stadhuis or Hôtel de Ville). The Gothic building, which stands in the city's Grand-Place (Grote Markt), is widely regarded as a masterpiece of medieval European secular architecture.[2] It was designed by Jacob van Thienen some time around 1402 and van Ruysbroek's tower was added between 1444 and 1463.
Other works by van Ruysbroeck include:
- the fountain at the Hospital of Our Lady in Oudenaarde (1443–1445);
- the tower of the Church of Ste-Gertrude, Leuven, (completed 1453);
- part of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Guido, Anderlecht (1479–1485);
- probably the towers of the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels (1470–1485).
References
- ↑ André De Vries (2003). Brussels: A Cultural and Literary History. Signal Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-902669-47-2.
- ↑ Paul F. State (16 April 2015). Historical Dictionary of Brussels. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7921-8.
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