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Zimmerplein
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Museum Wuyts, Van Campen & Baron Caroly
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  • By Maeve_81 on January 12, 2004
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    • A 'Frans Floris' painting in Lier - Lier
    A 'Frans Floris' painting in
    Lier
    by Maeve_81
    This is a small museum, but they've got masterpieces by Brueghel, Teniers, Permeke, Floris, ...
    If you like paintings, don't hesitate!

    You can visit the museum for 1 euro :
    tuesday - sunday : 10-12 + 13-17

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  • Address: Florent van Cauwenberghstraat 14
  • Phone: +32 (0)3 8000 396
  • Directions: Next to the Grote Markt
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    St-Gummarus church
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    • Maeve_81
  • Updated By Maeve_81 on September 20, 2004
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    • St-Gummaruskerk - Lier
    St-Gummaruskerk
    by Maeve_81
    This is one of the most beautiful Brabant gothic-style churches of the world!
    Locals call the tower 'Peperbus' (i.e. pepper mill) because of its shape. The lower part is gothic, the middle baroque and the upper part is roccoco.
    Inside the church you'll find a beautiful baroque pulpit, stained glasses, a decorated chorus, a copy of the Turin shroud and the relic shrine of St-Gummarus.

    You can visit the church for 1,25 euro :
    - Easter - october : 10-12 am + 2-5 pm
    - november - Easter : 10 am - 4 pm

    You can visit the tower (buy tickets 14 days in advance e-mail :toerisme@lier.be) :
    - october 17, 2004 : 2-3 pm

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    Zwartzusters (black sisters) convent
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  • Updated By Helga67 on March 19, 2004
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    • Zwartzusters convent - Lier
    Zwartzusters convent
    by Helga67
    In an off the beaten street around the corner of the Saint Gummarus church, I stumbled upon this lovely building. It is the Zwartzusters convent. This convent is here since the 16th century and the sisters cared for the ill and aged. The chapel with the four evangelical statues is very striking.

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  • Address: Deensestraat, Lier
  • Directions: sidestreet of Kardinaal Mercierplein
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    Belfry
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  • Updated By Helga67 on March 21, 2004
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    Belfry
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    Against the town hall stands the belfry tower. It was built in the 14th century. The tower is crowned with four little corner turrets. These turrets date only from 1911. In that period, it was a fashion to make buildings look old and medieval.

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  • Address: Grote Markt
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    Town hall - spiral staircase
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  • Updated By Helga67 on March 21, 2004
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    • Spiral staircase in town hall of Lier - Lier
    Spiral staircase in town
    hall of Lier
    by Helga67
    Go inside and admire the beautiful oak spiral staircase in rococo style sweeping up the first floor without support. Next to the stairs you can see a wrought-iron statue "Fight of the eagle with the dragon". In the hall you can also admire beautiful paintings from the schools of Rubens and Van Dijck.

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  • Address: Grote Markt
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    Spui (lock sluice)
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  • By Helga67 on March 20, 2004
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    • Spui - Lier
    Spui
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    This large solid building, called 'Groot Spui' (big lock sluice) can be found at the Lesser Nete near the former town wall. The Groot Spui had a double function, improving and protecting the mechanism for controlling the level of water of the Lesser Nete. It was built in the 16th century.

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  • Address: Oever, Lier
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    Saint Jacob's chapel
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  • By Helga67 on March 21, 2004
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    Saint Jacob's chapel
    by Helga67
    To the right of the town hall you can see the Saint Jacob's chapel. The chapel is dedicated to Saint Jacob the Greater. It was built in the 14th century but has suffered a lot since then. It burnt down completely in the 15th century, was badly treated during the religious riots in the 16th century, was occupied by the Spanish troops in the 17th century and during the French revolution by the French and during the First World War the chapel was badly damaged and rebuilt to what it is now.

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  • Address: Grote Markt 60, Lier
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    Beautiful houses
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  • Updated By Helga67 on March 21, 2004
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    Houses on market square
    by Helga67
    The houses that you can see when you walk from the Grote Markt towards the river, are typical for the architecture after the First World War. About three-quarter of the buildings were destroyed in 1914. After the war the town council insisted that the picturesque character of the town and the artistic appearance of the houses would be taken into account. This led to the building of houses inspired by historic styles of architecture such as gothic, renaissance and baroque.

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  • Address: Grote Markt
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    Saint Peter's chapel
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  • By Helga67 on March 20, 2004
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    Saint Peter's chapel
    by Helga67
    Next to the Saint Gummarus church, on the other side of the street, you will find Saint Peter's Chapel. This chapel is probably the oldest building still preserved in Lier. It was built in the late 13th century in Roman style. During the first world war the chapel burnt down and was rebuilt around 1920.

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  • Directions: Close to Saint Gummarus church
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    Zimmertower
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  • By tompt on March 11, 2004
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    jubileeclock of Zimmer
    by tompt
    The tower in its present form is from around 1930. The tower is named after Louis Zimmer. He was born in a simple family and didn't study. Nevertheless he became an outstanding clockmaker. The Jubilee clock and the Astronomic Studio were way ahead of their time. The miracle clock of Zimmer is the slowest moving mechanical clock in the world. It takes 25800 years for one turn.

    The tower is actually older, before Zimmer used it for his clock it was called Corneliustower. It is not sure when it was built, but it was part of the 14th century citywall. It was ruined and on the nomination to be torn down in 1930. But when Zimmer gave his Jubilee clock to the city it was tought to be the perfect place to put it. Architect Careels rebuilt the tower.

    The clock has 13 faces : the official Greenwich Mean Time, the lunar cycle, the signs of the zodiac, the solar cycle, the 7 days of the week, the globe with the meridians, the 12 months, de eternal dates, the seasons, the tidal waves in Lier, the age and the phases of the moon.

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