Jan van Ruysbroeck

Who is Jan van Ruysbroeck?

Jan van Ruysbroeck was a Flemish architect of the early 15th century. His best known work was the belfry of the Brussels Town Hall. The Gothic building, which stands in the city's Grand Place, is widely regarded as a masterpiece of medieval European secular architecture. It was designed by Jacob van Thienen some time around 1402 and van Ruysbroek's tower was added between 1444–1463.

Other works by van Ruysbroeck include:

the fountain at the Hospital of Our Lady in Oudenaarde;

the tower of the Church of Ste-Gertrude, Leuven,;

part of the Church of St-Peter, Anderlecht;

probably the towers of the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral, Brussels.