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Féronstrée
Féronstrée (Walloon language, Liègean Walloon - ''È Fèronstrèye'') is a major street in central Liège, connecting Place du Marché to Place des Déportés. Its name originates from the ironworkers (''ferronniers'') who were once based on there. Historically, it was also known as ''Grand Rue, Grand'rue.'' The street is home to several notable landmarks, including the Ansembourg Museum, Curtius Museum, Bibliothèque Ulysse Capitaine and Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew, St Bartholomew's Church. In 1106, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor died at what is now No. 6 Féronstrée. Bibliography *{{in lang, fr Théodore Gobert, ''Liège à travers les âges'', Liège, Georges Thone, 1924 and 1930, 3rd and 4th editions., 6 quarto volumes (1st and 2nd editions 1884 and 1901 under the title ''Les rues de Liége'', 4 quarto volumes) (OCLC 645720856) category:Streets in Belgium category:Geography of Liège ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansembourg Museum
The Ansembourg Museum (''Musée d'Ansembourg'', ) is a museum in the Belgian city of Liège. It is housed in the hôtel d'Ansembourg on Féronstrée in the historic heart of the city. History Its collections originated as part of those of the Institut archéologique liégeois (IAL), founded on 4 April 1850. Its archaeological and decorative arts collections were displayed in the Prince-Bishops' Palace (Liège), Prince-Bishops' Palace, then in the University of Liège, university library, then in l'Émulation (the headquarters of the Société libre d'émulation, a literary, artistic, and scientific society), and finally in a gallery solely devoted to the IAL's collections in one of the wings of the Palace on 12 October 1874. In 1901, the city council and the IAL acquired the Curtius Palace to house the city's archaeological and decorative arts collections; the archaeology and some of the decorative arts objects are still on display there as the Curtius Museum. On 12 February 1903 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
