Instant Cities: Bruges

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Explore or race by bike, on foot or on horseback along the canals of Bruges!

Ride through the middle of Bruges in 3D, past the Markt, the Belfry, the Rozenhoedkaai and the Dijver, with every roof at its measured height.

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The real Bruges

Wander among about 8,400 buildings rebuilt in 3D from OpenStreetMap, each at the height Flanders measured it: a first piece of the centre, with more of the city to come.

Markt and canals

Start on the Markt below its Belfry, cross the Burg, follow the canals along the Rozenhoedkaai and the Dijver, and ride on to the Church of Our Lady and the Begijnhof.

A race: Markt and Dijver

Race from the Markt under the Belfry to the Rozenhoedkaai, along the Dijver past the Gruuthuse to the Church of Our Lady, and back up the Steenstraat.

This is Bruges

Bruges is the capital of West Flanders, a small city of canals, brick houses and medieval churches in the north-west of Belgium. From the 13th to the 15th century it was one of the great trading cities of northern Europe; when its channel to the sea silted up, the money left and the city slept for centuries, which is why so much of its medieval centre survives. That centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

  • The canals, the reien, and the view of the Belfry from the Rozenhoedkaai
  • The Belfry on the Markt, 83 metres tall, with 366 steps to its carillon
  • Paintings by Jan van Eyck and Hans Memling, who both worked in the city
  • Lace, chocolate and Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child in the Church of Our Lady

About the city

Where Bruges lies in Belgium Brussels Antwerp Ghent Bruges
Bruges in Belgium, whose capital is Brussels (the square).

Places, elements and landmarks

MarktBruges’ market square, with the Belfry on its south side and the Provincial Court on the east. BelfryThe 83-metre belfry over the Markt: 366 steps up to its carillon of 47 bells. BurgThe square of the city hall, the Basilica of the Holy Blood and the old court. City HallOne of the oldest city halls in the Low Countries, begun in 1376, with a Gothic Hall full of murals. Basilica of the Holy BloodA Romanesque chapel with a Gothic one above it, holding a relic of the blood of Christ. RozenhoedkaaiThe most photographed corner of Bruges, where the canal turns under the Belfry. GruuthuseThe palace of the lords of Gruuthuse, who could tax gruut, the herbs for brewing beer. Church of Our LadyIts brick tower of 115 metres is one of the tallest in the world; inside is Michelangelo’s Madonna. St Saviour’s CathedralBruges’ oldest parish church, which became its cathedral in the 19th century.

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