Charleroi · institutional · listed
Beffroi de Charleroi
- Architect
- Jules Cézar, Joseph André
- Date
- 1936
- Type
- institutional
- Style
- Art Deco
- City
- Charleroi
- Status
- listed
- Address
- Rue du Beffroi, 6000 Charleroi
The most recent belfry in Wallonia, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1999, Charleroi's belfry is part of the town hall and rises to 70 metres. It stands on a 400 m² reinforced-concrete footing, with a hydraulic jack in each of its four supporting piers to adjust the plumb on undermined ground. It is built of blue stone at ground level, white stone on the upper floors, brick up to the carillon chamber, then white stone again, beneath a bronze spirelet. Its 47-bell carillon rings every quarter hour. Inaugurated in 1936 and Art Deco in spirit, it is part of Wallonia's exceptional immovable heritage.
Translated from the French original.
Sources
- fr.wikipedia.org
- charleroi.be
- walloniabelgiumtourism.co.uk
- fr.wikipedia.org
- territoire.wallonie.be
- Wikidata Q99020145
Other works by Jules Cézar & Joseph André
- Hôtel de ville de Charleroi Charleroi · 1936
- Maison Tonneau Charleroi · 1929
- Le Coliseum Charleroi · 1925
- Maison Chouvette Charleroi · 1919
- Maison Dumont Charleroi · 1935
Nearby
- Hôtel de ville de Charleroi 40 m
- Maison Chouvette 280 m
- Maison Tonneau 320 m
- Le Coliseum 600 m
- Maison Dumont 690 m
- Immeuble De Heug (Pianos De Heug) 740 m