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The Grote Markt, Bruges

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Jul 092008
 

The Grote Markt, Bruges

The of is located in the and covers an area of about 1 hectare. Some historical highlights around the square include the 12th- and the (originally the Waterhall, which is 1787 was demolished and replaced by a Classicist building that from 1850 served as and after a fire in 1878 was rebuilt in a neo-Gothic style in 1887. In the center of the market stands the statue of Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck. Bruges sghtseeing tours.
GPS tavel destinations: 51° 12′ 30.6″ N, 3° 13′ 27.98″ E

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Belfry of Ghent, Ghent

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May 202008
 
Belfry of Ghent, Ghent

of Ghent

The 91-meter-high belfry of Ghent is one of three that overlook the old city center of Ghent, Belgium, the other two belonging to and Saint Nicholas’ Church. Through the centuries, it has served not only as a to announce the time and various warnings, but also as a fortified and town treasury. Construction of the tower began in 1313 to the design of Haelst, whose plans are still preserved in a museum. After continuing intermittently through wars, plagues and political turmoil, the work reached completion in 1380. It was near the end of this period that the gilded dragon assumed its place atop the tower. The uppermost parts of the building have been rebuilt several times, in part to accommodate the growing number of bells. The belfry of Ghent, together with its attached buildings, belongs to the set of belfries of Belgium and France inscribed on UNESCO’s . Great for Belgium .

GPS travel destination: 51° 3′ 12.96″ N, 3° 43′ 29.28″ E

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