UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
---|---|
![]() Belfry of Mons | |
Location | Mons, Hainaut, Belgium |
Part of | Belfries of Belgium and France |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
Reference | 943bis-008 |
Inscription | 1999 (23rd Session) |
Extensions | 2005 |
Area | 0.182 ha (0.45 acres) |
Buffer zone | 700 ha (1,700 acres) |
Coordinates | 50°27′15″N 3°57′00.4″E / 50.45417°N 3.950111°E |
The Belfry of Mons (French: Beffroi de Mons) is one of the more recent among the belfries of Belgium and France. At a height of 87 metres (285 ft), it dominates the city of Mons, Belgium, which is itself constructed on a hill. This belfry, classified in Belgium since 15 January 1936, belongs to the major cultural patrimony of Wallonia.[1] It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 1 December 1999, for its unique architecture, civic importance, and testimony to the birth of municipal influence and power in the area.[2] It is the only one in Belgium that is constructed in Baroque style.