Inaugurated 2 October 1881. The broken column symbolises the death of Wiertz, shown in the medallion below. Immortality is placing a crown and a palm on the column while the personification of Ixelles holds an urn, presumably the funeral urn.
1050, place Raymond Blyckaerts
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Antoine Wiertz
Born Dinant. Whether true or not, Wiertz appears to have been convinced of ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Antoine Wiertz
He also worked on the sculptural decoration of the Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelle...
Inaugurated in 1997. For the sad history behind this monument see external l...
Entitled "Winged Spirit", inaugurated here 19 July 1909. This started life a...
This statue, inaugurated in 1951, also exists at Ostend. The memorial to Alb...
