Eben-Ezer Tower, Eben-Emael, Bassenge, Liège, Belgium
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Eben-Ezer Tower from the south
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: WMYZFW
Location: Limburg, 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.
Building Address:
Haie de Wonck
Eben-Emael, Liège Belgium
4690
Is it open to the general public?: yes
When was it built? (Approximate if you must.): 01/01/1951
What is the name of this building?: Eben-Ezer Tower
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