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Bruges (/ b r uː ʒ / ⓘ BROOZH, French: ⓘ; Dutch: Brugge ⓘ; West Flemish: Brugge) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in the country.
The Groeningemuseum, Dijver 12, Bruges Jan van Eyck's The Madonna with Canon van der Paele is one of the masterpieces of the museum Joseph Denis Odevaere, Lord Byron on his Death-bed. The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges, Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey.
The Markt (Dutch for "Market") is the central square of Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium.It is located in the city centre and covers an area of about 1 ha (2.5 acres). On the south side of the square is one of the city's most famous landmarks, the 12th-century Belfry.
Gruuthuse, seen from the east. Presumably in the 13th century a rich family from Bruges received the monopoly to levy taxes on gruit and built a structure to store it. The building was changed in the early fifteenth century by Jan IV van der Aa to a luxury house for his family, which subsequently changed its name to "Van Gruuthuse" ("From the Gruit house").
Sint-Pieters (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˈpitərs]; French: Saint-Pierre, pronounced [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ] ⓘ), sometimes also called Sint-Pieters-op-den-Dijk (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˈpitərs ʔɔb dɛn ˈdɛik]; French: Saint-Pierre-sur-la-Digue, pronounced [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ syʁ la diɡ]; lit.
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Bruges" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Sint-Michiels (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt mɪˈxils]) is a sub-municipality of the city of Bruges located in the province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1971. On 1 January 1971, it was merged into Bruges. [1] The amusement park Boudewijn Seapark with the dolphinarium is situated in Sint-Michiels.
The Belfry of Bruges (Dutch: Belfort van Brugge) is a medieval bell tower in the centre of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city's most prominent symbols, [ 1 ] the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other dangers.
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