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Type. Commodity exchange. Location. Bruges, Belgium. Coordinates. 51°12′40.13″N 3°13′26.87″E / 51.2111472°N 3.2241306°E / 51.2111472; 3.2241306. Founded. 1285. The bourse at Bruges (Latin: bursa Brugensis, [1] Dutch: Huis ter Beurze) is the first bourse in the world, established in Bruges (in today's Belgium) the 13th ...
Beguinage of Bruges. The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde (Dutch: Prinselijk Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde) is the only preserved beguinage in Bruges, Belgium. 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 ...
Location. Bruges, Belgium. Coordinates. 51°12′18″N 3°13′30″E / 51.205°N 3.225°E / 51.205; 3.225. Website. Official website. The Gruuthusemuseum is a museum of applied arts in Bruges, Belgium, located in the medieval Gruuthuse, the house of Louis de Gruuthuse. The collection ranges from the 15th to the 19th century.
51°12′30″N 3°13′28″E / 51.20833°N 3.22444°E / 51.20833; 3.22444. The Markt (Dutch for "Market") is the central square of Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. It is located in the city centre and covers an area of about 1 ha (2.5 acres). On the south side of the square is one of the city's most famous landmarks, the 12th ...
Bruges is known for its lace, a textile technique. Moreover, the city and its lace would go on to inspire the Thread Routes film series, the second episode of which, shot in 2011, was partly set in Bruges. [39] Several beers are named after the city, such as Brugge Blond, Brugge Tripel, Brugs, Brugse Babbelaar, Brugse Straffe Hendrik, and ...
Google Translate is a web-based free-to-use translation service developed by Google in April 2006. [12] It translates multiple forms of texts and media such as words, phrases and webpages. Originally, Google Translate was released as a statistical machine translation (SMT) service. [12] The input text had to be translated into English first ...
Burg. Aerial view of the Burg from the Belfry. Location within Belgium. Location. Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. Coordinates. 51°12′31″N 3°13′37″E / 51.20861°N 3.22694°E / 51.20861; 3.22694. The Burg (Middle Dutch for "Fortress") is a square and former fortress in Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. It is one of the main ...
St. Walburga Church (Bruges) Coordinates: 51.2111°N 3.2294°E. Façade of the St. Walburga Church. The St. Walburga Church is a 17th-century Roman-Catholic church in Bruges built by the Jesuits in a Baroque style. It is now a parish church and contains many valuable art objects.