Caption

Hotel de ville, Louvain, photograph, page, c. 1856 - in or before 1866, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 173 mm x width 118 mm, townhall, façade (of house or building), Stadhuis (Leuven), A large ornate Gothic building with multiple tiers of pointed arches, decorative tracery, and tall spires dominates the left and center of the image, showing rows of sculpted niches and intricate stonework along its facade and roofline; steps and a balustraded entrance lead up to the building, and a street scene in front includes horse-drawn carriages and a few small street structures, with adjacent simpler buildings visible at the edges and a pale, textured backdrop filling the right side of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_297

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Available size

36.5Mb (7.1Mb) / 10.8in x 13.1in / 3238 x 3940 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hotel de ville Louvain photograph page c 1856 - 1866 photographer paper albumen print height 173 mm x width 118 mm townhall façade of house building Stadhuis Leuven large ornate Gothic building multiple tiers pointed arches decorative tracery tall spires dominates left center image showing rows sculpted niches intricate stonework facade roofline steps balustraded entrance lead up street scene front includes horse-drawn carriages small street structures adjacent simpler buildings visible edges pale textured backdrop filling right side image