I've scanned in some of the pictures taken on my trip to Brugge, which took place ages ago. Enjoy!
Two of the city gates, beautifully constructed.
Two old houses, age unknown. One is clearly in Gothic style but may be newer (the door is clearly non-Gothic, doesn't even have a decorated frame). The other is a marked world heritage monument (the blue/white triangles thingy).
The palace of the lords of Gruuthuse. Neerlandicists theorise that the family emblem of a cannonball (middle Dutch
lode) leaving (
wijc) the cannon implies the name of the lord who had this palace built: Lodewijc. This would mean that these men could speak Dutch as well as French.
The Our Lady's Church, supposedly the tallest brick-only tower in the world, nay, the universe! Charles the Bold and Mary of Burgundy are buried inside, and it also houses the coats of arms of the knights of the Golden Fleece in the 1460's.
Two of the city gates, beautifully constructed.
Two old houses, age unknown. One is clearly in Gothic style but may be newer (the door is clearly non-Gothic, doesn't even have a decorated frame). The other is a marked world heritage monument (the blue/white triangles thingy).
The palace of the lords of Gruuthuse. Neerlandicists theorise that the family emblem of a cannonball (middle Dutch lode) leaving (wijc) the cannon implies the name of the lord who had this palace built: Lodewijc. This would mean that these men could speak Dutch as well as French.
The Our Lady's Church, supposedly the tallest brick-only tower in the world, nay, the universe! Charles the Bold and Mary of Burgundy are buried inside, and it also houses the coats of arms of the knights of the Golden Fleece in the 1460's.
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Brugge is a nice spot, a little quiet but the architecture is lovely. Had a rank pint of guinness in the local Irish pub.
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