My Account Minnewater Lake close to the Bruges Begijnhof (Beguinage) : the swimming swans on the canals are seen as city power and wealth symbols
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When you walk through the city, you might see beautiful swans; Bruges’ symbols of wealth and power since the 15th century.
It is often said that Emperor Maximilian punished the people of Bruges for executing his loyal official Pieter Lanchals by ordering them to keep 52 swans on the canals of Bruges. It is an unlikely story, since there were swans in Bruges long before Maximilian, but the legend is too romantic to go away.
Surely you’ve heard of the many white swans proudly guarding the Bruges canals, but did you know they’re actually a life sentence imposed on the city of Bruges?
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