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  2. Markt, Bruges - Wikipedia

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    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-century Belfry.

  3. Cranenburg House - Wikipedia

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    The Cranenburg House (right of centre) from a postcard, c. 1905 Modern restaurant/café conversion (left) in 2007 The Cranenburg House (also Craenenburg) is a historic building located on the Markt (main square) of Bruges, Belgium.

  4. Grand-Place - Wikipedia

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    The square measures 68 by 110 metres (223 by 361 ft) and is entirely paved. The Grand-Place's construction began in the 11th century and was largely complete by the 17th. In 1695, during the Nine Years' War, most of the square was destroyed during the bombardment of Brussels by French troops. Only the façade and the tower of the Town Hall ...

  5. Provinciaal Hof - Wikipedia

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    The Provinciaal Hof (Provincial Court) on the Markt of Bruges. The Provinciaal Hof (English: Provincial Court) is a neo-Gothic building on the Markt (main square) in Bruges, Belgium. It is the former meeting place for the Provincial Government of West Flanders.

  6. Bruges - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Belfry of Bruges - Wikipedia

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    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 and other dangers.

  8. Grote Markt - Wikipedia

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    Grote Markt listen ⓘ (Dutch for "Grand Market"; French: Grand-Place) is a common name of a centrally located historic market square in many cities in Belgium and the Netherlands. Grote Markt (Antwerp) Grote Markt (Brussels), also known as the Grand-Place; Grote Markt (Haarlem) Grote Markt (Kortrijk) Grote Markt (Leuven) Grote Markt ...

  9. Jan van Eyckplein - Wikipedia

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    The Jan van Eyckplein (English: Jan van Eyck Square) is a square in Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. The square is named for noted Northern Renaissance painter Jan van Eyck . [ 1 ] It is located at the intersection of the Academiestraat, the Spiegelrei and the Spanjaardstraat.