My Account Bruges wonderful scenery with warm colors, canal and birds : the Wijngaarde park in autumn and the 3-arched bridge leading to the Begijnhof (Beguinage)
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Close to the Minnewaterpark, on the fringe of the bustling historic centre of Bruges, with its medieval buildings and atmospheric cobbled streets, the Beguinage is a tranquil haven. Cross the three-arched Wijngaard Bridge, spanning one of Bruges’ many canals, and step through the gatehouse of 1776, designed by master mason Hendrik Bultynk, with a statue of St Elizabeth of Hungary in a niche above, and you enter another world.
The complex includes a gothic béguinage church and about thirty white painted houses dating from the late 16th, 17th and 18th century. Practically all of these are built around a central yard. The main entrance with gate can be reached via the three-arched stone bridge, the Wijngaard Bridge. In a bay the image of the holy Elizabeth of Hungary can be seen, who was the patron of many béguinages.
Bruges boasts six UNESCO heritage recognitions – a lot for a city of its size – helping Belgium reach fifth place in ranking of World Heritage Sites per square kilometre (15). Bruges’beguinage was the first to be recognised as World Heritage amongst Flemish beguinages in 1998; followed by the Belfry (Belfort) under Belfries of Belgium and France one year later; and then its entire historical city centre in 2000.
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