Bruges

Tower of Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk

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Tower of Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady). The tower, at 401 ft. (122.3 m.) in height, remains the tallest structure in Bruges and the second tallest brickwork tower in the world. Built in 1297. Mariastraat. 'The tower, 400 ft. high, was completed in 1297, the spire being restored in 1858 and the turrets at the angles in 1873".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_1100

Juan Luis Vives

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Bust of Juan Luis Vives (1493-1540). Spanish scholar and humanist who resided in Bruges. DSC_1090

Dijver Canal

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Bruges canal tour boat on the Dijver canal. DSC_1092

Sashuis

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Sashuis (sluice-keeper's house or lock house) Lock keeper's house (1519) on the canal leading to the former Bruges port, now the Minnewater. Reconstructed in 1893. "...the Gothic Lock House (Sashuis or Maison Eclusière restored in 1893)..."--Baedeker 1910. DSC_1108p1

Begijnhofbrug

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Begijnhofbrug (Wijngaardbrug). Stone arch bridge built in 1692 leading to the Beguinage, Bruges. The iron railing was added n 1740. DSC_1105p1

Sint-Janshospitaal

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Sint-Janshospitaal - Old St. John's Hospital founded ca. 1150, hospital, is one of the oldest hospices in Europe. The Gothic Ward was built in 1320. Bakkersrei. "A gateway opposite the W. side of Notre Dame leads to the Hospital of St. John, which has existed since the 12th century".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_1075

Sint-Janshospitaal

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Sint-Janshospitaal - Old St. John's Hospital, founded ca. 1150, hospital, is one of the oldest hospices in Europe. The Gothic Ward was built in 1320. Bakkersrei. "A gateway opposite the W. side of Notre Dame leads to the Hospital of St. John, which has existed since the 12th century".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_1114

Bruges Canal

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On the Inner Canal in Bruges. DSC_1115

Belfry of Bruges

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Belfort (Belfry) of Bruges tower from the Rozenhoedkaai. DSC_1124

Groenerei

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Groenerei Canal, Bruges. DSC_1137

Poortersloge

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Poortersloge. "The Poorters' Loge (i.e. Citizens' Lodge), built about the middle of the 14th cent., altered in 1755 and 1818, and restored in 1898-1904, was formerly an assembly-hall for the townspeople ('poorters', those who live within the 'poort' or gate)."--Baedeker 1910. DSC_1142

Jean Van Eyck

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Statue of Jean Van Eyck (ca. 1390-1441), the noted Flemish painter. DSC_1143

St.John of Nepomuk

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Statue of St.John of Nepomuk on Wollestraat Bridge, Bruges. DSC_0016

Ambachtshuis van de Gilde der Leerlooiers

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Ambachtshuis van de Gilde der Leerlooiers - Guildhall of the Tanners. Rebuilt in 1680. Adaptive reuse as Restaurant 't Huidevettershuis. Rozenhoedkaai. DSC_0017

Entrance to the Gruuthusemuseum

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Entrance to the Gruuthusemuseum (Gruuthuse Mansion, ca. 1420) and tower of Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady) behind. "The oldest wing of the Gruuthuuse Mansion, next the Reie , was built about 1420 or a little later. The N. façade, with the pretty tower and its loggia, was erected in 1465-70 by Lodewyk van der Gruuthuuse, who here gave shelter in 1471 to the exiled Edward IV of England and founded the famous library (now in Paris)."--Baedeker 1910. DSC_1099

Burgerlijke Griffie

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Burgerlijke Griffie - Civil Registry Office. A Renaissance edifice built in 1536-1537. Restored in 1881-1884. "Adjoining the Hôtel de Ville on the left is the Maison de L'Ancin Greffe Flamand, or old municipal record office, a Renaissance edifice built in 1535-37, restored in 1881-84, and profusely adorned with gilding and statues; it is now a court of law (Justice de Paix)."--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0029p1

Enclosed Walkway

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An enclosed walkway connects the Stadhuis and the Oude Civiele Griffie across Blinde-Ezelstraat. "The vaulted passage below the Ancien Greffe leads to the Blinde Ezel Straat."--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0022

Stadhuis

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Stadhuis. Bruges city hall was built between 1376 and 1420. Restored in 1854-1857. Burg 12. "Hôtel de Ville or Stadhuis, an elegant Gothic structure, begun about 1376. The rear portion, towards the Reie, was added in 1401-21, and the whole building was restored in 1854-71, when new statues of Counts of Flanders were placed in the niches between the windows, to replace those destroyed in 1792. The Counts of Flanders, on their accession to the throne, used to show themselves to the people from one of the windows, and swear to maintain the privileges and laws of the city".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0026p1

Medieval Buskers

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Medieval buskers in Bruges. DSC_0030

Belfort van Brugge

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Belfort van Brugge - Belfry of Bruges. Built in the Market Square ca. 1240 and rebuilt in 1280. The octagonal upper stage of the belfry was added between 1483 and 1487. "The S. side of the square is occupied by the Halles, a large building erected in the 13th and 14th cent., and altered in 1561-55 from designs by Peter Diericx. The building forms a rectangle, 143 ft. broad and 276 ft. deep. The Belfry (Tour des Halles or Halletoren) , 353 ft. in height, rebuilt after a conflagration in 1280, rises in the centre of the façade and leans slightly towards the S.E."--Baedeker 1910 Belfries of Belgium and France UNESCO World Heritage site. DSC_0054p2

Grote Markt

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Grote Markt, the main square of Bruges. "Grand' Place or Groote Markt, the heart of the city".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0032