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ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT

According to the legend, Brussels was founded I ground 850, by St-Joris, bishop of Cembral: he built a simple chopel on a small island inthe Senne-river, which later on became an important village and was colled "Brocksele". Around the year one thousand, Brussels wasmurrounded by a stronghold which had 7 gates, giving access to the lands. In the 14th century, the town had an important development.thanks to the cloth industry. This necessitated a second and wider circumvellation which had a pentagonal form. This form has beenpreserved up until now. The Hallerate it one of the prieinal fortified rates of this second circumvallation.