Nederlands
Français
English		Mission
Linking back
Contact		 Home
Sources
Privacy
Random Hitparade By Place By Place
or Function		 By Name By Element By Style By Person Past and Present
--> Mainpage --> List of all places Or Previous
People find this place rather nice! Average score: 5.7 by 1321 random voters.
And you??? Vote on places via Random.
(Ref:0001024)
Show on Google Earth map



Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg in BRUSSELS-CITY / BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
(Koningsplein)

Click on the picture for a maxi version

Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Picture by Johan Mares (@Belgiumview)
Next
picture

>Click on the small pictures to see them bigger.

Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM: Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM: Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM: Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM: Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM: Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM: Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM:
Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM: Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM:

Church of Sint-Jacob-op-de-Koudenberg BRUSSELS-CITY in BRUSSELS / BELGIUM description:

This neoclassicistic church was built according the esquisse of Louis Joseph Montoyer round 1785-87 behind the yet built pilarporcheof the royal place. Tilman Francois Suys added in 1843-49 two sideaisles and replaced the first bellstower by the actual new one. The beautiful fresco in the fronton was painted by Jean Portaels in 1851. Egide Mélot added in 1861 tha de bekronende apostelstatuesof the crowned apostles. Inside the building whitnesses of an harmonic built interior. The main span is covered with domed vaults and tunnel vaults in subtile play of arcades and corinthic columns. Half-reliefs and statues in the church are amongst others the work of Godecharle, Laurent Delveaux and Joseph Anrion. (with thanks to Jurgen Coysman)



Nederlands
Français