Pillory of Braine-le-Château in Braine-le-Château, Belgium

20 km south-east of Brussels is the town of Braine-le-Château. This commune borders on Halle, which is home to the famous Blue Forest* (a part of which is located in this commune). Braine-le-Château is inseparably linked to the Counts of Hornes, especially Maximilien de Hornes (1475-1542), chamberlain to Charles V. He is responsible for the 5 listed monuments in the centre of the town: his recumbent statue in the church, the Horne castle, the water mill, the bailiff's house and the pillory. On the central square of the town, the Braine-le-Château pillory was built in 1521. Al

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