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Charles Buls

Brussel-Bruxelles 1837 - Elsene-Ixelles 1914
Belgian politician and mayor of the City of Brussels.
(Wikipedia)

Henri Lenaerts
1987

Description

Bronze statue of Buls sitting on a bench on the edge of a sculptured fountain.

Inscription(s)

charles karel
BULS

bourgmestre
de
bruxelles

burgemeester
van
brussel

1881 - 1899

Annotation

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Buls' birth.

Sculptor

Henri Lenaerts (St. Jans-Molenbeek 1923 - Irurre-Navarra, Spanje, 2006), Belgian sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Lijst van beelden in Brussel.

Locatie (N 50°50'47" - E 4°21'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: bebr004; Photograph: 12 December 2008 / updated: 12 September 2009
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