Hof van Busleyden (Mechelen)

Belgium / Antwerpen / Mechelen / Frederik de Merodestraat, 65
 castle, Gothic (architecture), listed building / architectural heritage, 16th century construction

Renaissance mansion of Hieronymus van Busleyden (ca. 1470 - 1517), a humanist, jurist and friend of Erasmus and Thomas More. It is now a municipal museum housing sculptures, furniture, gold leather, lace, and lots of historical bits and pieces relating to Mechelen.
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Coordinates:   51°1'51"N   4°28'56"E
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