<P> A core element of Belgian nationalism was the scientific study of its national history . The movement was led by Godefroid Kurth (1847--1916), a student of the German historian Ranke . Kurth taught modern historical methods to his students at the University of Liège . The most prominent Belgian historian was Henri Pirenne (1862--1935), who was influenced by this method during his period as a student of Kurth . </P> <Dl> <Dd> See also Art Nouveau </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> See also Art Nouveau </Dd> <P> At the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, monumental Historicism and Neoclassicism dominated the urban Belgian landscape, particularly in government buildings, between the 1860s and 1890s . Championed in part by King Leopold II (known as the "Builder King"), the style can be seen in the Palais de Justice (designed by Joseph Poelaert) and the Cinquantenaire, both of which survive in Brussels . </P>

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