Dear AndrÈ,
> I plan to go to Brussels for a week
> (Sept 8-15 2000)
>
> I would appreciate very much to know
> where I can see and explore some sundials
> ... it could be a good topic for our Bulletin (Le Gnomoniste)of the Quebec
> Sundial Society
In addition to the Sundial Park in Genk which Warren Thom
mentioned already, I can recommend two more places worth
visiting:
The village of Rupelmonde (some 20 km north of Brussels, just
south of Antwerp), which has plenty of sundials. The Tourist Office
has a brochure for a guided tour featuring 23 sundials. A summary
can be found at:
http://gallery.uunet.be/veerle.Heyman/zonnewijzers/
Secondly, the Municipal Museum Stellingwerff-Waerdenhof in
Hasselt (15 km west of Genk) has an exhibition on all the sundials
in the province of Limburg, and several very nice, newly constructed
sundials . The exhibition is open until September 10 (National
Heritage Day). Some pictures are at:
http://www.biol.rug.nl/maes/zwkring/hasselt.htm
(text in Dutch, I am sorry).
Have a nice stay!
Regards, Frans Maes
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Frans W. Maes
Peize, The Netherlands
53.1 N, 6.5 E
www.biol.rug.nl/maes/
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