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Statue of Godefroid (Godefroy) de Bouillon

TIME : 2016/2/18 16:48:34

The bold equestrian statue at the centre of Place Royale depicts Godefroid (Godefroy) de Bouillon, the crusader knight who very briefly became the first European ‘king’ of Jerusalem in 1099.