Belfry of Bruges

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 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_0041

Bruges

October 3rd 2014
Our visit to Bruges was a day trip out from Brussels. The Globus tour bus let us off at the Bargeplein coach park. Unlike similar facilities to enable the touring of city centers, this one is in a very attractive park-like setting and within walking distance of the historic center. The part leading into town crossed the pleasant Minnewater (Lake of Love). This led immediately to the béguinage. Th ... read more

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more

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