Main belfry of Mons. El Catiau, as he is fondly called in Mons, is a symbol of Mons' identity. Erected in the 17th century after the collapse of the bell tower in 1661, it is the only baroque belfry (285 feet high) in Belgium, classically decorated.
Mons is a Belgian city and municipality, and the capital of the province of Hainaut. Together with the Czech city of Plzeň, Mons is the European Capital of Culture in 2015.