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Belle Godshuis Museum: Raking view of chapel facade and attached row houses

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
View taken before damage in World War I (May, 1915).\u000a\u000aUpper parts of the facades were brick. The first story was formerly occupied by the brotherhood of St. Michael. This asylum for aged women was founded about 1279 by Christine de Guines, widow of Solomon Belle, and rebuilt in the 17th century. The facade of the chapel, which faced the Rue de Lille, contained twin doors, surmounted by a large stained-glass window set in a radiating flamboyant framework. Above the window was an oculus, the decoration of which was mingled with that of an escutcheon immediately beneath it, with the date '1616'. It was a museum ca. 1915, and was rebuilt after WWI.

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Alt Title

Belle Almshouse

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Ypres, Flanders, Belgium|+50.849872+2.886520|Ypres

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Flamboyant', 'Late Gothic']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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