Ah, Bruges. I LOVED Bruges. The colors, the brickwork, the architecture in general, the canals, the churches, the myriad, winding streets… it really is my new favorite city.
Lace
The Markt (aka Big Market Square)
Amazing Variety of Brick
I should apologize in advance. If you’re not a visual person, you will hate this post. I posted 335 pictures to my Bruges album. It was hard deciding which ones to share here. There was just so much cool stuff to see and to share…
I was absolutely enthralled by the bricks. Everything is made of brick. Houses, barns, industrial buildings, cathedrals, bridges. And they were very creative with their brickwork.
Really.
HINT: If you click on an image, you’ll get to see a bigger version and more detail.
Brick, statues, leaded windows, and a stepped facade. Wow.
Bruges is known as one of Belgium’s best-preserved Medieval villages. Even though it’s big, it still feels like a village, too.
Golden Angel
Belgian’s are proud of their football team, and for good reason.
Brick, brick, and more brick.
On the front of a building in The Markt.
The Belfort, built in the mid-1200s
Belfort as seen from the interior courtyard.
Belfort detail. In brick.
One of many canal “streets.”
Beautiful blue-sky backdrop.
Canal-side brick.
Cool reflection.
Camembert sandwich (my favorite lunch of the trip).
Look closely. It’s all brick.
That tall tower is the Church of Our Lady. Built of brick, the tower is just over 401 feet tall (122.3 meters). It’s the second-tallest brickwork tower in the world.
Even the cathedral ceiling is brick.
Cathedral art.
Incredible stonework.
Cathedral art.
I adore painted statues.
Impressive church.
General interestingness.
Moor very cool brick-work.
Gorgeous skyline.
More brick. Look at those curves.
Still more brick, color, and leaded windows.
Canal cul-de-sac?
Funky-fun mannequin.
Late-afternoon snack.
Those pics are just a sampling of the images I captured. The rest can be seen in my Bruges album on Flickr. Some of Annelies’ captures are in there, too.
