Perron

The origin of Liège’s most emblematic monument dates back to the Middle Ages. The Perron refers only to the part above the fountain, between the lions and the cross. As the veritable symbol of the city’s freedoms, it occupies the centre of the city’s coat of arms. In 1467, following the revolt of the people of Liège, the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, had the Perron moved to Bruges. It was returned to Liège by his daughter after her father’s death in 1477. Rebuilt at the end of the 17th century by Jean Del Cour, who also designed the fountain on which it rests, the upper part of the Perron was replaced by a copy in 2018.