September 17, 2011

Wedding



I have not often seen wedding ceremonies at the Church of Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg. On July 21, 1831, on the front steps of this church, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha took the oath that made him  the first King of the Belgians,. 
Also shown is the equestrian statue of Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the first crusade in 1096. I will devote a separate post to him, his adventures and the statue.
The last photograph shows the Magritte museum - the building with the two windows showing blue skies, and in the far distance is the spire of Brussels Grand'Place.

14 comments:

  1. Beautiful building with neat history. Looks like everyone had a good time.

    Darryl and Ruth :)

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  2. Looks like a lovely wedding and what a beautiful building! Look forward to reading more about it! Have wonderful weekend!

    Sylvia

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  3. Ad un matrimonio ci sono sempre dei vestiti piuttosto appariscenti e questo che hai fotografato conferma la regola. Belle anche le foto dei divani pitturati. Ciao Anni, buona serata.

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  4. I remember this building/palace from my Brussels visit 5 years ago. Amazing and unforgetable holidays, BTW.

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  5. The building is full of history and this wedding added to the roster. Love the colors and the hats!

    Bises,
    Genie

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  6. I didn't even know that weddings are taking place on this "place" and I live in Brussels since more than 50 years !

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  7. Brilliant! Especially the 3rd picture is so good, very good street photography!

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  8. oops pasted the wrong link. Thanks for that link

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