Jan van Ruysbroeck (architect)
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Jan van Ruysbroeck (also known as Jan van den Berghe) was a Flemish architect of the early 15th century (his dates of birth and death are unknown). He served as official architect to the Duke of Brabant.[1] His best known work was the tower of Brussels' Town Hall (Template:Langx, Template:Langx). The Brabantine Gothic building, which stands in the city's Grand-Place/Grote Markt (main square), is widely regarded as a masterpiece of medieval European secular architecture.[2] It was designed by Jacob van Thienen some time around 1402 and van Ruysbroek's tower was added between 1444 and 1463.
Other works by van Ruysbroeck include:
- the fountain at the Hospital of Our Lady, in Oudenaarde (1443–1445);
- the tower of the Church of St. Gertrude, in Leuven, (completed 1453);
- part of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Guido, in Anderlecht (1479–1485);[3]
- probably the towers of the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, in Brussels (1470–1485).
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