Liege
Liege is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the administrative capital
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse River, near Belgium's eastern borders with the Netherlands and Germany, where the Meuse meets the Ourthe. It is in the former sillon industriel, the industrial backbone of Wallonia. The Liège municipality includes the former communes of Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Rocourt, and Wandre.
# The 16th century palace of the Prince-Bishops of Liège is built on the Place St Lambert, where the old St Lambert cathedral used to stand before the French Revolution. An archeological display, the Archeoforum, can be visited under the Place St Lambert.
# The perron on the nearby Place du Marché was once the symbol of justice in the prince-bishopry and is now the symbol of the city. It stands in front of the 17th century city hall.
# The cathedral of Saint-Paul contains a treasury and St Lambert’s tomb. It is one of the original seven collegiate churches, which include the German-Romanesque St Bartholomew church (Saint Barthélémy) and the church of St Martin.
# The church of Saint-James (Saint-Jacques) is probably the most beautiful medieval church in Liège. It is built in the socalled Flamboyant-Gothic style, the porch is early-Renaissance. The statues are by Liège sculptor Jean DelCour. Saint-Jacques also contains 29, spectacular, 14th century misericords.
# The main museums in Liège are: MAMAC (Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art), Museum of Walloon Life, and Museum of Walloon Art & Religious Art (Mosan art). The Curtius Museum is an elegantly furnished mansion from the 17th century along the Meuse River, due to reopen in March 2009 as the expanded Grand Curtius museum housing the collections of the archaeology, decorative arts, religious art and Mosan art museums.
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