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562: 595: 607: 583: 69: 673: 709: 685: 697: 349: 728: 447:, the statue is "undeniably too large in size and harms the primitive design of the work". In 1839, the addition of two small fenced flowerbeds surrounded by lampposts on both sides of the monument changed the square's appearance once again, as did the installation of fountains in 1841, which were replaced by pools in 1861. In 1897–98, two smaller monuments were erected there, one in honour of the actor and poet 1211: 407:, who submitted a first draft. As this proposal was not unanimous, the sculptor modified it and a definitive project was finally adopted in 1836. The monument, which was inaugurated on 24 September 1838, however, was not yet finished. It took until 1840 for the sculpted angels to be installed and 1849 for the last 379:
subscribed to it from 23 November 1830, but the project took a long time to come to fruition. On 11 May 1831, a Commission was set up to open a competition for the monument. The subscription-based undertaking proved difficult to finance, despite some large donations, such as those of the politician
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The gallery is adorned with 27 black marble plaques on which are engraved in gold lettering the decree of 25 September 1830 and the names of 466 revolutionaries who fell during the battles of September 1830: 183 Brussels' residents, 132
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issued on 10 June 1963, at the same time as the rest of the square. It was the subject of a restoration and cleaning campaign in 2019–2020. On that occasion, the old outdoor lighting was replaced with new less energy-consuming
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The square base is located for the most part below the level of the square, the four sides of which are decorated with bas-reliefs representing scenes from the Belgian Revolution; to the south:
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After a competition was launched, fifteen plans were submitted, none of which gave satisfaction. The Commission was then invited by the then-Minister of the Interior,
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reprising the star motif and confined by four lampposts on a base decorated with rams' heads. Access to the crypt is via two staircases located to the east.
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in white stone rest on powerful pillars in blue stone. Each pillar is surmounted by a crowning that recalls the motif that adorns the base of the
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in 1830, the need arose to bury the first victims. The Administrative Commission, created in the absence of any other legal authority, chose the
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The construction of the Pro Patria Monument led to a radical alteration of the square by eliminating the perspective of the
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inscribing the days of 23, 24, 25 and 26 September 1830 in the golden book of History with, at her feet, the
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The funerary crypt below the monument is in the form of a covered gallery with a square plan whose arched
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and angels in white marble was only completed by Geefs in 1849. The monument received
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statues and panels, stands in the middle of a courtyard surrounded by a funerary
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Galleries of the funerary crypt and partial view of the bas-reliefs of the base
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depicts a romanticised view of the interment of the first "martyrs" in the
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Monument to the Martyrs of the 1830 Revolution (or Pro Patria Monument)
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Plaque in the crypt recalling the Administrative Commission's decision
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statue's pedestal, consisting of a five-pointed star surrounded by a
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The blessing of the tombs of the heroes by the dean of Saint Gudula
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dug in the centre of the Place des Martyrs. It is surmounted by an
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is adorned at the corners with four leaning angels representing
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finally released a sum of 15,000 florins for the construction.
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At square level, the crypt is surrounded by four steps and a
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Monument voor de martelaren van de revolutie van 1830
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Monument voor de martelaren van de revolutie van 1830
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50°51′06″N 4°21′23″E / 50.85167°N 4.35639°E / 50.85167; 4.35639
Place des Martyrs / Martelaarsplein
City of Brussels
Louis Roelandt
Guillaume Geefs
Belgian Revolution
French
Dutch
allegorical
Place des Martyrs/Martelaarsplein
Brussels
Belgian Revolution
Louis Roelandt
neoclassical
Guillaume Geefs
bas-reliefs
protected status
Belgian Revolution
decree
mayor of the City of Brussels
Nicolas-Jean Rouppe
cobblestones

Jean Henri De Coene
Place Saint-Michel/Sint-Michielsplein
commemorative monument
Provisional Government

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