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Bruges had a strategic location at the crossroads of the northern Hanseatic League trade, who had a kontor in the city, and the southern trade routes. Bruges was already included in the circuit of the Flemish and French cloth fairs at the beginning of the 13th century, but when the old system of fairs broke down, the entrepreneurs of Bruges ...
The City Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis ⓘ) of Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium, is a landmark building and the seat of that city. Built in a late-Gothic monumental style between 1376 and 1421, it is one of the oldest city halls in the former Burgundian Netherlands. [1] It is located on Burg Square, the area of the former fortified castle in the centre ...
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.
1421 – Bruges City Hall built. [3] 1425 – Artist Jan van Eyck active in Bruges. [6] 1430 – Order of the Golden Fleece founded in Bruges. [1] 1434 – Grafenburg (castle) dismantled. [3] 1465 – Artist Hans Memling active in Bruges (approximate date). [6] 1468 – July: Wedding of Burgundian duke Charles and Margaret of York.
Name Date of birth Date of death Office entered Office left Party Jean-Baptiste Coppieters 't Wallant: 8 December 1770 8 July 1840 1830 1841 Jean-Marie de Pelichy van Huerne
This gave the fortress a dual purpose: the southern part served a civil purpose and the northern part was religious. When Bruges became a diocese in 1559, Saint Donatian’s Church became a cathedral. [2] [3] The demolition of the cathedral doubled the size of the square to around 1.1 hectares, making it even larger than the Markt. However, it ...
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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.