Eben-Ezer Tower,Musée du silex, Eben-Emael, Bassenge, Liège, Belgium
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N 50° 46.573 E 005° 38.975
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Eben-Ezer Tower, also known as the Museum of Flint (French:Musée du Silex), is a tower and museum in Eben-Emael, in the municipality of Bassenge in eastern Belgium.
Waymark Code: WMYZFZ
Location: Liège, Belgium
Date Posted: 08/15/2018
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Constructed by one man, Robert Garcet (1912-2001), between 1951 and 1965, the tower is a fantastical construction built of flint rubble, and with dimensions and symbolism taken from the bible and from ancient civilisations.

The tower is conspicuously topped at its four corners by large stone sculptures of the four cherubim of the Apocalypse: a bull on the north-west turret, man, in the form of a sphinx in the south-west, a lion in the south-east and an eagle at the north-east corner.

Some of the seven floors of the tower are open to the public.The first few levels, the 'museum of flint', explain the history and use of the stone.
Name: The Flint Museum (http://www.musee-du-silex.be/ENG/index.php)

Location/Address:
Haie de Wonck
Eben-Emael, Liège Belgium
4690


Telephone Number: 04/2869279

Web Site: [Web Link]

Type/Specialty: Archeologic, paleontologic

Theater: no

Hours of operation: Summer opening hours: (01/04 to 31/10) On weekdays : from 1:30 to 6:00 pm The weekends : 1:30 to 7:00 pm Winter opening hours : (01/11 au 31/03) On weekdays : from 1:30 to 5:00 pm The weekends : from 1:30 to 6:00 pm

Admission Fee: 5.5 for adults (euro)

Gift Shop: yes

Cafe/Restaurant: Nearby:Moulin de Broukay (100m)

Agency/Ownership: Not listed

Educational programs: Not listed

Other Features: Not listed

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