Abhishek's PostCrossing Journey: Belgium

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium

Belgium-12, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

The Grote Markt or Grand Place is the central square of Brussels. It is surrounded by guildhalls, the city's Town Hall, and the Breadhouse. The square is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels, along with the Atomium and Manneken Pis. It measures 68 by 110 metres (220 by 360 ft), and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Every two years in August, an enormous "flower carpet" is set up in the Grand Place for a few days. A million colourful begonias are set up in patterns, and the display covers a full 24 by 77 metres (79 by 250 ft), for area total of 1,800 square metres (19,000 sq ft). The first flower carpet was made in 1971, and due to its popularity, the tradition continued, with the flower carpet attracting a large number of tourists

Plantin-Moretus Museum, Antwerp, Belgium

Belgium-9, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

Belgium-10, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

Belgium-11, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium honouring the famous printers Christoffel Plantijn and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment, Plantin Press, at the Friday Market.
This postcard shows the Drawing Room of the Wall Tapestries.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Bruges, Belgium

Belgium-8, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Belfry of Bruges, Belgium

Belgium-7, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

The belfry of Bruges, or Belfort, is a medieval bell tower in the historical center of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city's most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other danger. A narrow, steep staircase of 366 steps, accessible by the public for an entry fee, leads to the top of the 83-meter-high building, which leans about a meter to the east.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Canal & Belfry Tower, Belgium

Belgium-6, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

An unequalled ensemble of fifty-six Belfries of Belgium and France is designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, in recognition of an architectural manifestation of emerging civic independence in historic Flanders and neighbouring regions from feudal and religious influences, leading to a degree of local democracy of great significance in the history of humankind.

City Hall, Sint-Truiden, Belgium

Belgium-5, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Belgium

Belgium-4, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

The Saint Peter's Church of Leuven, Belgium, is situated on that city's Grote Markt (main market square), across from the ornate Town Hall. Built mostly in the 15th century in Brabantine Gothic style, the church is in the form of a cross with a low bell tower that has never been completed.

The first church on the site, made of wood and presumably founded in 986, burned down in 1176. This was replaced in stone by a Romanesque church, featuring a westwork flanked by two round towers as at Our Lady's Basilica at Maastricht. Of the Romanesque building only part of the crypt remains, beneath the chancel of today's church.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

La Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium

Belgium-3, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

The Grote Markt (Dutch) or Grand Place (French) is the central market square of Brussels. It is surrounded by guild houses, the city's Town Hall and the Bread House. The square is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels next to the Atomium and Manneken Pis.The Grand Place is well known for its large "flower carpet". This display of begonias is arranged on the square every two years for a few days in the middle of August, and attracts many tourists.