RECEPTION in THE HALL…
DAY 7
After the ceremony, the top brass enter the City Hall of Brugge where they attend a reception up in the Gothic Hall.
Bruges' City Hall dates from 1376, was built in 55 years, and is one of the oldest in the Netherlands, a fine example, copied by many, like Brussels, Ghent, Leuven.
From here, the city has been governed for more than 600 years.
The Bruges City Hall is one of the oldest city halls in the entire Netherlands region.
It is located in Burg Square, the area of the former fortified castle in the centre of Bruges, Belgium.
Responsibility for its construction was given to Jan Roegiers, and the project was completed, eventually, in 1421.
The City Hall is the earliest late Gothic monumental-style municipal council building in Flanders or Brabant: its flamboyant opulence testifies to the city's economic and political power.
The building's admirers highlight the effect of the "Brugian span", referring to the abundance of repeating systematically positioned niches encompassing the windows.
The statues under the stone baldachin-canopies on the building's facade have been renewed several times.
At the time of the French Revolution all the statues were destroyed. A small number of genuine pieces are now included in the collections of the city museum.
I wish you a day full of beauty and thank you for your visit, Magda, (*_*)
For more of my other work visit here: www.indigo2photography.com
Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
RECEPTION in THE HALL…
DAY 7
After the ceremony, the top brass enter the City Hall of Brugge where they attend a reception up in the Gothic Hall.
Bruges' City Hall dates from 1376, was built in 55 years, and is one of the oldest in the Netherlands, a fine example, copied by many, like Brussels, Ghent, Leuven.
From here, the city has been governed for more than 600 years.
The Bruges City Hall is one of the oldest city halls in the entire Netherlands region.
It is located in Burg Square, the area of the former fortified castle in the centre of Bruges, Belgium.
Responsibility for its construction was given to Jan Roegiers, and the project was completed, eventually, in 1421.
The City Hall is the earliest late Gothic monumental-style municipal council building in Flanders or Brabant: its flamboyant opulence testifies to the city's economic and political power.
The building's admirers highlight the effect of the "Brugian span", referring to the abundance of repeating systematically positioned niches encompassing the windows.
The statues under the stone baldachin-canopies on the building's facade have been renewed several times.
At the time of the French Revolution all the statues were destroyed. A small number of genuine pieces are now included in the collections of the city museum.
I wish you a day full of beauty and thank you for your visit, Magda, (*_*)
For more of my other work visit here: www.indigo2photography.com
Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved