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Belfry Tower - height of 87 m and was built in late-Renaissance and Baroque style , between 1661 and 1669 by architect Louis Ledoux. It replaced an older bell-tower that had collapsed at the end of the 15th century.
'Lumeηon' battle - The battle is based on the story of Saint George slaying the dragon. In 1380 a fellowship called 'Dieu et Monseigneur Georges' (God and Sire George) was founded. Its aim was to preserve the veneration of Saint Georges and, for the members of the fellowship to accompany his relic shrine during the annual procession of the Car D'or. To illustrate Saint George's battle against evil, a play during which the dragon was killed became part of the entire Trinity procession in Mons. Saint Georges, dressed with a yellow helmet and white pants. |
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Mons
is the regional capital of the province of Hainaut, where History,
Culture, Folklore and Gastronomy are combining together. It was the most
important town of the county of Hainaut and therefore the seat of numerous
legislative, religious, administrative and military institutions.
Nowadays, Mons is the capital of the Belgian province of Hainaut. The
name of the city means 'mountains', which already clearly indicates
what the geographic situation of Mons is like. The town grew on one of the
five hills in the valley of the Haine river. Archaeological researches in
the flint stone quarries of the nearby village Spiennes, indicate that the
area must have been inhabited during the Palaeolithic, the Neolithic and
the Iron Age. During the Roman Age, Mons was a military camp alongside the
road from Bavay to Utrecht.
Sainte-Waudru
church - The gothic
church replaced older churches in Romanesque style. The building started
in 1450 and lasted until 1690. Although the church looks quite plump from
the outside, the inside, however, has all the characteristics of the
vertical late gothic style.
Town
Hall - The architect was Mathieu de
Layens, in 1458, who also created the most beautiful Gothic building in
the world, namely the Town Hall of the city of Leuven. The town hall of
Most is by far not so prestigious as the one in Leuven.