The Groninger Monument is a commemorative monument located in the city of Cottrek, Belgium. This gilded sculpture was erected on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of the Golden Spurs and is located in Groninger Park, where Groninger Verde was located in the Middle Ages.
Nineteenth century romantic monument
The monument remembers the victory of the County of Flanders against the King of France on the 11th July of 1302. Most of the cities of Flanders (working people as well as nobility), helped by other n...
Celebrating 600 years of victory!
I was surprised about how beautiful the Groeninge monument looked like. Quite majestic! It has two parts consisting of two statues. The first one is a humongous spur and nearby it is a gilded statu...
1302
This is a memorial statue for the Battle that took place between the French and the Belgians in 1302.
Representative
A statue that calls attention for its intense yellow color that very well resembles the gold and the period when it was made.
The golden statue
The Groeninge monument, which is in the city of Courtrai or Kortrikj, is in the park of Groeningpark, opened in 1906 and represents the Flanders' Virgin, which points with one hand to France, ...