Belfry of Mons

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The Belfry of Mons is a UNESCO-listed baroque bell tower in Mons, Belgium, renowned as the only baroque-style belfry in the country and a symbol of the region’s civic heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Belfry of Mons canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baroque architecture
belfry
bell tower
architect Louis Ledoux NERFINISHED
Vincent Anthony NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Baroque
category Baroque architecture in Belgium
Towers in Belgium
World Heritage Sites in Belgium NERFINISHED
constructionEnd 1672
constructionStart 1661
coordinates 50.4544°N 3.9514°E
country Belgium
function bell tower
civic tower
watchtower
hasCarillon true
hasClock true
hasDome true
hasObservationPlatform true
hasTouristAccess true
height 87 m
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtectionStatus protected monument of Belgium
isOnlyBaroqueBelfryIn Belgium NERFINISHED
locatedIn Hainaut Province NERFINISHED
Mons NERFINISHED
Wallonia
material brick
stone
near Grand-Place of Mons NERFINISHED
numberOfBells 49
partOf Belfries of Belgium and France NERFINISHED
roofType lantern tower
symbolOf civic heritage of Mons
civic independence of Mons
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1999
UNESCOSerialProperty yes
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
UNESCOSiteCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOSiteName Belfries of Belgium and France NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 943-016
usedFor alarm signalling
ceremonial ringing
timekeeping

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Belfries of Belgium and France hasPart Belfry of Mons
Mons, Belgium contains Belfry of Mons
subject surface form: Mons