Jean Bornoy, was an architect of the Countie of Hainaut ( part of it was conquest by Louis XIV) architect active in the 15th century in Brussels, in the surroundings of
Philippe le Bon, duke of Burgundy.
Biography
He is probably the first and true designer of the
Brussels Town Hall
The Town Hall (, ; , ) of the City of Brussels is a landmark building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the south side of the Grand-Place, Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square), opposite the Goth ...
which currently forms its left wing.
His name appears in the book of expenses for the construction of the town hall for the year 1405, which specifies that "Master" Jean Bornoy worked with 17 masons, 4 stonemasons and 27 companions.
His main collaborator was
Jacob van Thienen
Jacob (or Jaak, or Jacques) van Thienen (also called van Gobertingen)Sidenote: Gobertingen, is a hamlet (in Dutch, Gobertange in French) of the former municipality of Mélin (Malen in Dutch) that now belongs to Jodoigne (Geldenaken in Dutch), whe ...
.
As for the tower, it is the work of
Jan van Ruysbroeck
Bibliography
* , ''L'architecte Jean Van Ruysbroeck et le XVe siècle bruxellois'', Brussels, Lamertin, 1923.
External links
La Grande place de Brussels
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15th-century French architects
Burgundian Netherlands architects
Gothic architects