Tournai - Grand'Place Belfry

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Grand'Place Belfry Description

On the west side of the square rises the 72m/236ft-high belfry, the oldest bell-tower in Belgium. The first four stories were built in 1200 and completed in 1294 with the topmost story and the spire. After a fire in 1391 the tower was rebuilt; the first carillon was mounted in 1392 of which two of the 43 bells of the present ring remain.

The tower is a UNESCO site.

Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Medieval; Towers, monuments, observation deck; UNESCO World Heritage Site

Address

Tournai Tourist Office
Vieux Marche-aux-Poteries 14
B-7500 Tournai
Belgium

http://www.tournai.be

Hours

January 1 to December 31

Open	10:00	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed	12:00		12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00
Open	14:00		14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00
Closed	17:30		17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11) Christmas - Christian (December 25)