Jacob van Thienen

Jacob van Thienen

Jacob (or Jacques) van Thienen was a Flemish architect of the early 15th century (the dates of his birth and death are unknown). He is believed to have designed the spectacular Brussels Town Hall ("Hôtel de Ville") "circa" 1402. This Gothic building, which stands in the city's Grand Place, is widely regarded as a masterpiece of medieval European secular architecture.Fact|date=February 2007 The building's distinctive belfry was, however, the work of a different architect, Jan van Ruysbroeck.

Van Thienen may also have built the southern aisle of the Eglise Ste-Gudule in Brussels, around 1400.


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