5111 x 3421 px | 43,3 x 29 cm | 17 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
aprile 2007
Ubicazione:
Belgium Flanders Bruges Brugge Markt
Altre informazioni:
Horizontal wide angle view of the Provincial Court from the Markt (Market Place) against a brilliant blue sky with several bright yellow 'City Tour' buses parked infront. The Provincial Court or House is the best example of how Bruges was renovated in neo-gothic style during the second half of the 19th century. After the destruction of the water halls in 1787, a new complex of houses was built in classicist style which was considered very modern in a town that was essentially built in late-gothic style. In 1878 a fire destroyed most of the building and what you see today dates principally from 1887 to 1892 when it was reconstructed in the neo-gothic style. The left side of the complex now houses the Governor of the Province of West-Flanders and the red brick building on the right side is the main Post Office of Bruges.