King Albert I of Belgium - Brussels, Belgium
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Alfred Courtens' equestrian statue of King Albert I of Belgium on Kunstberg (Mont des Arts) in Brussels.
Waymark Code: WMJ685
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date Posted: 09/30/2013
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The equestrian statue of King Albert I. of Beglium is located at Albertine square (Place de l’Albertine) at Kunstberg (Mont des Arts) in center of Brussels. The bronze statue was made by Alfred Courtens and it was inaugurated in 1951 honoring popular king from 1909 until 1934. Mont des Arts is dedicated to the memory of Albert I, known as the “soldier king,” one of Belgium’s most popular monarchs.
Albert I (1875 – 1934) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934. This was a crucial period in the History of Belgium since it included the period of World War I (1914 - 1918) when 99 percent of Belgium was overrun, occupied, and ruled by the German Empire. Other crucial events included the adoption of the Treaty of Versailles, the ruling of the Belgian Congo as an overseas possession of the Kingdom of Belgium, the reconstruction of Belgium following the war, and the first five years of the Great Depression (1929 - 1934). King Albert was killed in a mountaineering accident in eastern Belgium in 1934, at the age of 58, and he was succeeded by his son Leopold.
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