Place de la Vaillance

Place de la Vaillance (French) Dapperheidsplein (Dutch)
Place de la Vaillance in Anderlecht, Brussels
Location Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates 50°50′08″N 04°18′23″E / 50.83556°N 4.30639°E / 50.83556; 4.30639Coordinates: 50°50′08″N 04°18′23″E / 50.83556°N 4.30639°E / 50.83556; 4.30639

Place de la Vaillance (Dutch: Dapperheidsplein) is the main square located in the historic centre of the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht.[1] It is located near the metro station Saint Guidon/Sint Guido on line 5 of the Brussels metro.

History

The square was originally known as Place de la Plaine.[2] The monument dedicated to the heroes of World War I, which occupies its southern side, has been listed since 2013.[3] On Place de la Vaillance, there was a cinema called Le Vaillance, that opened in 1931 and closed in 1969, which is currently a Dutch-language music academy.[4]

Surroundings

The square is bordered to the north by the Collegial Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido, named after Saint Guy, patron saint of Anderlecht, who died in 1012.[5] This church, mentioned for the first time in 1075, was built in flamboyant Gothic style between 1350 and 1470. Its square tower was completed in 1898 by the addition of an octagonal spire. Beneath the church lies a Romanesque crypt.[6]

Close to the church is the Old Beguinage of Anderlecht. This building dates back to the 13th century and was restored in 1634 and 1978. It is currently a museum. Not far from there, on Rue du Chapitre/Kapittelstraat, is the Erasmus House, a beautiful Renaissance style house where the humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam stayed in 1521. This site is now a museum dedicated to Erasmus and the humanist movement. The house is complemented by a garden which includes a space for medicinal herbs. Not far away is Rue Porselein/Porseleinstraat, as well as the house where the poet Maurice Carême lived, which testifies to the rural past of the centre of Anderlecht.

References

  1. ↑ "Place de la Vaillance | Anderlecht". www.anderlecht.be (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. ↑ "Centre historique | Anderlecht". www.anderlecht.be (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Anderlecht - A nos Héros 1914-1918 - Place de la Vaillance - VOETS Herman". www.irismonument.be (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Vaillance Cinema in Brussels, BE - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Saint Guy of Anderlecht". CatholicSaints.Info. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  6. ↑ "Collegial Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guidon - Bruxelles ma Belle | Un site utilisant WordPress". www.bruxellesmabelle.net. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
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