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and four large fountains. On the side of the Cantersteen, there was a second courtyard with further buildings and a showpiece facade. In his palace, Granvelle amassed an impressive collection of sculptures, including an antique
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were used as sidewalk curbs in 1944, part of the white stones was used for the construction of a colonnade in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Cemetery, and the rest was gradually sold to various private individuals. In 1956, the
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Het Granvellepaleis, ultiem voorbeeld van renaissance-architectuur in de Nederlanden? De 19de-eeuwse herontdekking en de receptie van het gebouw, dissertatie Universiteit Gent
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moved into the palace (first in part of it and from 1850 in its entirety), which it occupied until 1928. The Free University had the facade renovated by
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acquired its facades with the aim of reusing them in the construction of its new Municipal Hall, which ultimately did not happen. Unsculpted
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after 75 years. Although located some distance from the actual railway tunnel, the Granvelle Palace was demolished. The municipality of
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Le palais Granvelle à Bruxelles: premier exemple de la Renaissance romaine dans les anciens Pays-Bas?
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kept him regularly informed of the situation and was able to report, among other things, that the
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In 1564, the unpopular Granvelle was forced to leave the Netherlands. As the right-hand man of
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The Granvelle Palace was built around 1550 as the sumptuous residence of Cardinal Archbishop
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The Granvelle Palace's interior on a 17th-century painting, depicting then-owner
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there in 1549–50 and had them merged into the most beautiful manifestation of
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The Granvelle Palace was directly inspired by the courtyard facades of the
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The deeply redesigned Granvelle Palace served as the main seat of the
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between 1842 and 1928. It was demolished in 1931 to make way for the
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In 1928, the Free University had to make way for the
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Index

French
Dutch

Palace
Renaissance
City of Brussels
Coordinates
50°50′41″N 4°21′30″E / 50.84472°N 4.35833°E / 50.84472; 4.35833
Sébastien van Noyen
fr
French
Dutch
Renaissance
Brussels
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
Putterie/Putterij
Brussels-Central railway station
Free University of Brussels
North–South connection
Ravenstein Gallery
fr
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
hôtels particuliers
High Renaissance
Southern Netherlands
Sébastien van Noyen
fr
Pope Paul III

Pieter Ferdinand Roose

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