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St. Trudo's Abbey, Bruges. Coordinates: 51°12′33″N 3°17′19″E. Male Castle. Male Castle, Bruges ( Dutch: Grafelijk Slot van Male ). A community of the Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre. It originated in Bruges in the 11th century, and between 1954 and 2013 was settled in Male Castle in Male, Sint-Kruis, Bruges, West Flanders ...
The term deelgemeente is used in Dutch and the term section in French to refer to such a subdivision of a municipality anywhere in Belgium, municipalities having been merged throughout the country in the 1970s. Herefor, sections or deelgemeenten usually were independent municipalities before the fusions in the 1970s.
The Gruuthuse House, now museum, in Bruges. The lords of Gruuthuse ( Heren van Gruuthuse, also Gruythuyse; also "lords of Bruges", Heren van Brugge) were one of the noble families of Bruges in the medieval period. It was one of several families bearing the title of "lords of Bruges" ( Heren van Brugge ) Their heraldic motto was Plus est en vous ...
Belfry of Bruges. / 51.20833°N 3.22472°E / 51.20833; 3.22472. 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 ...
The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde (Dutch: Prinselijk Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde) is the only preserved beguinage in the Belgian city of Bruges. There are no more Beguines living there, but since 1927 it has functioned as a convent for Benedictines, founded by canon Hoornaert. In the same year the houses at the west side were also reshaped and ...
St. Salvator's Cathedral. St. Salvator's Cathedral ( Dutch: Sint-Salvatorskathedraal ), also known as the Cathedral of the Saviour and St. Donat, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Bruges, Belgium. The cathedral is dedicated to the Verrezen Zaligmaker (Dutch, 'risen saviour', cf. Latin salvator, 'saviour') and Saint-Donatius of Reims.
Burg Square. Coordinates: 51.2085°N 3.2268°E. Aerial view of the Burg Square. The Burg Square, painted c. 1691-1700 by Jan Baptist van Meunincxhove, with in the background the manor of the Brugse Vrije and the old civil registry. Burg Square is a square and former fortress in Bruges. It is one of the main squares of the city.
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 ...