Halle is a Belgian city and municipality in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (arrondissement) of the province of Flemish Brabant. It is located on the Brussels–Charleroi Canal and on the Flemish side of the language border that separates Flanders and Wallonia. Halle lies on the border between the Flemish plains to the North and the undulating Brabant lands to the South. The city also borders on the Pajottenland to the west. It is about 22 km (14 mi) southwest of Brussels. The official language of Halle is Dutch.
The Grote Markt
Town hall of Halle, with the statue of cellist and composer Adrien-François Servais in front.
Excerpt from The Future of Halle of the year 1881. Preserved in the Ghent University Library.
Philip II the Bold was Duke of Burgundy and jure uxoris Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg.
Later copy of an early 15th-century portrait of Philip, possibly by Jean Malouel
Flanders, double groat or 'jangelaar', struck in Gent under Philip the Bold (1384–1404) with the arms of Burgundy and Flanders.
Tomb of Philip the Bold at the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy at Dijon
The Château de Germolles in Burgundy.
