Stalls-sacral architecture in wood or stone bench clergy, adjustable presbyteries churches (mainly collective and convent) and cathedrals. Places are separated by walls, also they have a high backrest, often stretched over the stalls a canopy and in front of the seats cased kneelers. Stalls spread in the Gothic period (from the thirteenth century.). They were created in the finest Baroque. It is characterized by impressive decorative form. In Belgium, they are still preserved in many churches stalls created by the masters of his time, such as Peeter Verbruggen I. Being the great work of stalls and confessionals can admire the beautiful church of St. Paul in Antwerp. This temple is a sacred art mine. Here you can admire the stunning furniture equipment which are part of the church, richly carved choir stalls, confessionals, beautiful altars and paintings by artists such as Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacques Jordanes and many other masters of the paintbrush. This wealth of sacred art in churches located in Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent is a natural thing, because the artists of recognized names today, who are the authors of these works, lived and worked in this area.
Of course, over the centuries many great examples of sacred art at the highest level have been irretrievably destroyed by actions iconoclasts and of the French Revolution and the subsequent progressive secularization of Belgium, which led to the closing of churches and their slow destruction. Fortunately, in recent times, particularly in Flanders, the most important temples, and found in them a work of art, are subjected to continuous renovation. Worse things are in Walloon. An example of which can be great over a thousand years of collegiate St. Cross of Liege, which for twenty years wasting away for lack of money for repairs. Equally glaring example is the monumental symbol of the Liege Church of St. Heart of the Coint closed and decaying for years. Unfortunately, these churches despite its undeniable beauty and historical assets not hide many valuable works of art, so there is no idea what to do with them.
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