architecture

Beguinage of Lier

Lier, Flanders, Belgium

Begijnhof Lier [Dutch]

Architecture

built
13th century
culture
Belgian, Flemish, Christian
style/period
Medieval
work type
beguinage, building complex

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Belgium » Flanders » Antwerp Province » Arrondissement Mechelen » Lier
local language location name
location:
Lier [Dutch]
country:
België [Dutch]
Belgique [French]
Belgien [German]
historical affiliations
1200-1795
Holy Roman Empire
1200-1430
Duchy of Brabant
1430-1477
Burgundian Netherlands
1477-1556
Habsburg Netherlands
1556-1714
Spanish Netherlands
1714-1794
Austrian Netherlands
1795-1815
France
1815-1830
United Kingdom of the Netherlands

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Béguinage de Lier (Lierre)
type
cultural
criteria
II, III, IV
designation
reference
855-002