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Jacob van Thienen
Jacob (or Jacques) van Thienen was a Flemish architect of the early 15th century (the dates of his birth and death are unknown). He is believed to have designed the spectacular Gothic Hotel de Ville (town hall) of Brussels in Belgium circa 1402. The building, which stands in the city's Grand Place, is widely regarded as a masterpiece of medieval European secular architecture. The building's distinctive belfry was, however, the work of a different architect, Jan van Ruysbroeck.
Van Thienen may also have built the southern aisle of the Eglise Ste-Gudule in Brussels, around 1400.
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