Bruges - Market Square from Olive Tree Restaurant
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Bruges - Market Square from the Olive Tree Restaurant
Waymark Code: WMXEF9
Location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Date Posted: 01/02/2018
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Bruges, view of the Market Square near the Belfry bell tower from the Olive Tree Restaurant.
This webcam is pointed at the square. The Belfry is not visible.
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About Bruges:
Bruges (/bru??/; Dutch: Brugge ['br???]; French: Bruges [b?y??]) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country.
The Markt ("Market Square") of Bruges is located in the heart of the city and covers an area of about 1 hectare. Some historical highlights around the square include the 12th-century belfry and the Provincial Court (originally the Waterhall, which in 1787 was demolished and replaced by a classicist building that from 1850 served as provincial court 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.
In 1995 the market was completely renovated. Parking in the square was removed and the area became mostly traffic-free, thus being more celebration friendly. The renovated market was reopened in 1996 with a concert by Helmut Lotti.