比利時世界文化遺產

比利時世界文化遺產，有11天聯合國教科文組織世界遺產名錄在比利時進一步15預備名單,正在考慮。

基本介紹

• 中文名：比利時世界文化遺產
• 名錄：聯合國教科文組織世界遺產名錄
• 地點：比利時

列表

Name	Image	Location	Date	Type (Criteria)	Year	Description
Belfries of Belgium and France	-	Belgium and Northern France	11th-17th centuries	Cultural (ii, iv)	1999, extended in 2005	A total of 56 belfries are considered as World Heritage. Among them are 33 Belgian belfries: Antwerp (Cathedral of Our Lady&Antwerp City Hall), Herentals, Lier, Mechelen (St. Rumbold's Cathedral& city hall),Bruges, Diksmuide,Kortrijk, Lo-Reninge, Menen, Nieuwpoort, Roeselare, Tielt, Veurne,Ypres,Aalst, Dendermonde, Eeklo,Ghent,Oudenaarde,Leuven, Tienen,Zoutleeuw, Sint-Truiden, Tongeren, Binche, Charleroi, Mons, Thuin,Tournai, Gembloux and Namur. The belfries are built in Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque and Renaissance styles.
Flemish Béguinages	-	Flanders	13th century	Cultural (ii, iii, iv)	1998	Béguinage(French) orbegijnhof(Dutch) are collections of small buildings used byBeguines. These were various lay sisterhoods of theRoman Catholic Church, founded in the 13th century in theLow Countries, comprising religious women who sought to serve God without retiring from the world.
Historic Centre of Brugge	-	Bruges, West Flanders	12th-19th century	Cultural (ii, iv, vi)	2000	Brugesis the capital and largest city of theprovinceofWest Flandersin the north-west of Belgium. Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such asAmsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as "TheVenice of the North". Bruges has a significant economic importance thanks to itsport. At one time, it was considered the "chief commercial city" of the world.
La Grand-Place, Brussels	-	Brussels, Brussels	1695-1699	Cultural (ii, iv)	1998	The Grand Place is the central square ofBrussels. It is surrounded by guildhalls, thecity's Town Hall, and the Breadhouse. The square is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels. It measures 68 by 110 metres (223 by 361ft).
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	-	Wallonia	19th-20th century	Cultural (ii, iv)	2012	During the industrial revolution in the 19th century, mining and the heavy industry that relied on coal formed a major part of Belgium's economy. Most of this mining and industry took place in thesillon industriel("industrial valley" in French), a strip of land running across the country where many of the largest cities in Wallonia are located. The named locations of this World Heritage Site are all situated in or near the area of thesillon industriel. Mining activities in the area declined during the 20th century, and today the four mines listed are no longer operational. Nowadays they are each open to visitors as museums.
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta	-	Brussels, Brussels	19th-20th century	Cultural (i, ii, iv)	2000	The architectVictor Hortawas well known for creating buildings in theArt Nouveaustyle fashionable at the time. Four of his most notable surviving works,Hôtel Tassel,Hôtel Solvay,Hôtel van EetveldeandMaison & Atelier Horta, are listed as World Heritage Sites.
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes	-	Mons, Hainaut	Neolithic	Cultural (i, iii, iv)	2000	The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes are Europe's largest and earliestneolithicmines, located close toWalloonvillage ofSpiennes, southeast ofMons,Belgium. The mines were active during the mid and late Neolithic (4300-2200 BC).
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	-	Tournai, Hainaut	12th century	Cultural (ii, iv)	2000	Notre-Dame Cathedral is aRoman Catholicchurch,seeof theDiocese of TournaiinTournai. Begun in the 12th century on even older foundations, the building combines the work of three design periods with striking effect, the heavy and severe character of theRomanesquenavecontrasting remarkably with the Transitional work of thetranseptand the fully developedGothicof the choir. The transept is the most distinctive part of the building, with its cluster of fivebell towersandapsidal(semicircular) ends.
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	-	Antwerp, Antwerp	16th-17th century	Cultural (ii, iii, iv, vi)	2005	The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a museum inAntwerpabout early-modern printing in general and the famous printersChristophe PlantinandJan Moretusin particular. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment,Plantin Press, at theFriday Market.
Stoclet House	-	Woluwe-St-Pierre, Brussels	1911	Cultural (i, ii)	2009	The Stoclet Palace was a private mansion built by architectJosef Hoffmannbetween 1905 and 1911 inBrussels, Belgium, for banker and art loverAdolphe Stoclet.It was one of the most refined and luxurious private houses of the twentieth centuryand was lavishly decorated inside, including works by the artistGustav Klimt.
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx	-	Hainaut	1888-1917	Cultural (iii, iv)	1998	The lifts on the old Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulicboat liftsnear the town ofLa Louvièrein theSillon industrielofWallonia. Along a particular 7km (4.3mi) stretch of theCanal du Centre, which connects the river basins of theMeuseand theScheldt, the water level rises by 66.2 metres (217ft). To overcome this difference, the 15.4-metre lift atHoudeng-Goegnieswas opened in 1888, and the other three lifts, each with a 16.93 metres (55.5ft) rise, opened in 1917.