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St. Gummarus church

The St. Gummarus church is a church in the Belgian city of Lier.The Saint is a Gummaruschurch Brabant-Gothic church between 1378 and 1540 came about.The Malinois architect Henry Mijs was its first architect.Thereafter followed several members of the family Keldermans as Herman and Domien the Waghemakere.They replaced a Romanesque church from the 10th century was dedicated to John the Baptist.The St.Rombouts Cathedral in Mechelen was an example of which some elements have been taken over mainly the sanctuary and the ship of the church have influenced.Originally, the Gothic tower with a wooden spire.This burned in 1609 and in 1702 off.Subsequently, in 1754 in Rococo style placed an octagonal dome.This gives the tower its present appearance and characteristic forms the basis for the nickname Felix Timmermans gave to the tower: The Peperbus.The tower is 83 meters high.

Zimmer Tower

The Zimmer Tower is a tower in Lier, Belgium, named clockmaker Louis Zimmer and is the result of the rebuilding of the medieval tower that Cornelius was a part of the first wall around the city.The year of the original tower is not exactly known, but is prior to 1425.The tower was in 1812 sold by the municipality, but was after the First World bought back because the city wanted to break off the tower.In 1928 Zimmer gave the city a watch winch mechanism (the Jubilee Clock) that several times and cosmic and other periodic phenomena indicates.It was decided to accommodate this movement in the ramshackle Cornelius Tower, which purpose was rebuilt and restored since Zimmertoren called.The inauguration of the Zimmer Tower took place on June 29, 1930.The whole renovation cost a total of 169,230.40 francs and was largely done by volunteers.

Timmermans Opsomer House

The Timmermans Opsomer House is a museum located in Lier.It is what a museum collection covers the history of the Lierse 19th and first half of 20th-century cultural life.It is dedicated to the life and work of artists who live and work in Lier and is strongly linked to their biological heritage.

Museum Wuyts-Van Campen and Baron Caroly

The Stedelijk Museum Wuyts-Van Campen and Baron Caroly is a general fine arts museum located in Lier.The museum consists in the 19th and 20th century art collection built up by collectors who later became a museum.Purchases and donations fill smaller since the collection.There are other works of Frans Floris, Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Peter Paul Rubens to see.Also moderns as Permeke, Edgard Tytgat, Oscar Jespers and Raymond de la Haye are represented.Since September 1, 2009 there is an authentic work of Spanish Baroque painter Bartolome Esteban Murillo to see.The piece was located for years in the museum reserves but was rediscovered thanks to a restoration.

Grote Market

The Grote Market van Lier is the large square in the Belgian city of Lier.The triangular shape would indicate that Lier a Frankish origin.The Grote Markt since the Middle Ages an important center of Lier, in 1212 to the city was elevated.Several main streets from the city gates came together here.In 1367, a Cloth founded, which later became the town hall.Already in 1383 it became part of the market for this Cloth gekasseid.In 1557, the entire market increased, and cobblestones laid.Over the past 10 years there raises issues such as the redevelopment of Lierse Grand'Place.This sustained discutie led to a referendum on 14 December 2008.It was rejected the proposed plan.

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