13 Stunning Architecture Landmarks in Bruges
13 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Adornes Estate & Jerusalem Chapel
3 Peperstraat, Gezellekwartier, Bruges, 8000, Belgium
In the 13th century, a Genoese merchant named Opicius Adornes followed the Count of Flanders to Bruges and started a new branch of his Italian family in this Flemish city.
Belfry of Bruges
7 Markt, Markt, Bruges, 8000, Belgium
This tower leans.
Bonifacius Bridge
Bonifaciusbrug, 8000 Brugge
This is the most romantic bridge in Bruges, and it is a complete fake.
Bruges City Hall
Bruges, Belgium
Bruges has been governed from this building for over six hundred years, making it one of the longest continuously used seats of municipal government in Europe.
Burg Square
Bruges, Belgium
This is where Bruges began.
Church of Our Lady
Mariastraat, Bruges, 8000, Belgium
The tower of the Church of Our Lady reaches 115.
Concertgebouw
34 't Zand, Begijnhofbuurt, Bruges, 8000, Belgium
When Bruges was named European Capital of Culture in 2002, the city decided to build something that would look absolutely nothing like medieval Bruges.
Godshuizen (Almshouses)
Nieuwe Gentweg, 8000 Brugge
Scattered across Bruges like quiet secrets are over forty godshuizen — literally "God's houses" — small whitewashed courtyard dwellings built from the 14th century onwards as acts of charity.
Gruuthuse Museum
Dijver 17c, 8000 Brugge
The name tells you everything you need to know about how this family made its fortune: gruut.
Jan van Eyck Square
Jan van Eyckplein, Bruges, 8000, Belgium
In the Middle Ages, this square was the beating heart of international commerce.
Markt Square
Markt, 8000 Brugge
This is where Bruges puts on its best medieval face, and it has been doing so for over a thousand years.
Provinciaal Hof
Markt 3, 8000 Brugge
The building that dominates the eastern side of the Markt looks like it has been standing since the Middle Ages.
St. Salvator's Cathedral
Sint-Salvatorskoorstraat 8, 8000 Brugge
This is the oldest church in Bruges, with traces dating back to the 10th century, and for most of its life it was not a cathedral at all.
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