Brussels Grand Place - Grote markt - world heritage #05

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Couples wanting to get married in a special décor choose 'La Place' as historical backdrop - at the Hôtel de Ville. Not of course a hotel, but a city hall and what's more it is an example of bourgeois gothic. The house where the elected ones had their seats. Hôtel de Ville, symbol of power where the all seeing eye was always present and watched over the comings and goings of the city. In 1421 the guild got their way, from then on one mayor and six chosen councillors would keep things on track. Main task: supervise the public finances of the city. At the beginning of the 15th century the left wing was built. The right wing had to wait a few decades. In order not to lose touch with the common people, art was hung from the walls, Brussels in Brussels. Nowadays all municipal power rests with the mayor and the council of aldermen. The holy Nicolas is the patron of the guild of yarn and ribbon salesmen. Further on are "the Horn", "the Shewolf", "The Sack", "the Barrow" and "the King of the Spanish". Info HighRes imagery: http://www.stockshot.nl/ © All Rights reserved by Fauna Film B.V. http://www.faunafilm.nl Music title: thepathofthegoblinking BY Kevin MacLeod www.incompetech.com licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" ©