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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 ...
1180 – Damme harbour built near Bruges. [2] 1223 – St. Salvator's Church rebuilt. [3] 1240 – Belfry of Bruges built in the Markt (approximate date). 1244 – Ten Wijngaerde Béguinage founded (approximate date). 1294 – Waterhalle built on the Grote Markt. 1297 Area of Bruges expanded. [3] Church of Our Lady tower built. [3] 1302
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 ...
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.
The Hospital of St. John (Oud Sint-Janshospitaal) was a medieval hospital in Bruges. It was founded in the mid-12th century. It was founded in the mid-12th century. Located next to the Church of Our Lady , the premises contain some of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings. [ 1 ]
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St. Donatian's Cathedral (Dutch: Sint-Donaaskathedraal) was a Roman Catholic cathedral in Bruges, Belgium. Located on the Burg, one of the main squares in the city, [1] [2] [3] it was the largest church in Bruges. The cathedral was destroyed in 1799 [1] in the wake of the dissolution of the Diocese of Bruges during the aftermath of the French ...
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.