1077267 | BELGIUM. Leopold I. (King, 1831-1865). (c.1849) ND Bronze Medal. PCGS SP65. By Jacques Wiener. Edge: Plain. 50mm. Facade of the building / Plan of the building. Van Hoydonck 52; Ross-M53 Guioth I, 208; Vandenpeereboom 181.6.

For the Ypres Cloth Hall.

Housed in an oversized holder.


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The Cloth Hall is a large medieval commercial building, in Ypres, Belgium. The original structure was erected mainly between 1200 and 1304, in the Gothic style. It was one of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle Ages, when it served as the main market and warehouse for the Flemish city's prosperous cloth industry. At 125 metres (410 ft) in breadth, with a 70 metres (230 ft)-high belfry tower, it recalls the importance and wealth of the medieval trade city.

The hall lay in ruins after artillery fire devastated Ypres in World War I. Between 1933 and 1967, it was meticulously reconstructed to its prewar condition, under the guidance of architects J. Coomans and P. A. Pauwels. The building now houses the, In Flanders Fields Museum. In 1999, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site, in recognition of their unique architecture, role in the advancement of civil liberties, and their civic, not religious, influence. [Wikipedia].

Ypres (Belgium): cloth hall and belfry [Wikipedia.org]