Bruges, Belgium is a medieval town in the middle of a modern city.
The city-center has very well-preserved 11th-17th C. architecture,
and it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This page received a significant update in July 2008
While this page is organized as an image Gallery,
a large number of images have been added,
and images sizes are similar to Portfolios.

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Courtyard Entrance 1922
rear entrance to Bell Tower
 

Bruges Bell Tower 2076
 

Bruges Bell Tower 2285
 

Bruges Bell Tower 2206
 

Bruges Bell Tower 1213
 

Bell Tower Movement 2922
 

Bell Tower Movement 2925
 

Bruges Aerial View 2955
from the top of the Bell Tower
 

Bruges Aerial View 2958
from the top of the Bell Tower
 

Cathedral Sint Salvador
Aerial View 2946
 

Bruges Market Square 2087
 

Bruges Provincial Palace 2082
 

Statues Market Square 2391
Jan Breydel and Pieter De Coninck
heroes of the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs
 

Bruges Provincial Palace 2203
 

Bruges Provincial Palace 2200
 

Bruges Provincial Palace 1205
 

Bruges Canal Scene 2358
 

Bruges Canal Scene 2366
 

Bruges Canal Scene 2352
 

Bruges Medieval Skyline 2363
 

Bruges Bust 2376
 

Bruges Gabled Houses 2897
 

Bruges Dawn Skyline 2262b
 

Bruges Medieval Skyline 1919
 

Bruges Dawn Street 2711
 

Bruges Street Scene 2029
 

Bruges Street Scene 2167
 

Bruges Street Scene 1977
 

Bruges Schoolhouse 2199
 

Bruges Town Hall
Hall of Records 2105
 

Bruges Medieval Skyline 2108
(Hall of Records, Town Hall)
 

Gothic Statuary Town Hall 2608

 

Gothic Statuary Detail
Town Hall 2613, 2637
 

Statue Hall of Records 2388
 

Statue Hall of Records 2386
 

Statuary Hall of Records 2384
 

Statuary Hall of Records 2650

 

Chapel of the Holy Blood 1214
 

Chapel of the Holy Blood 2610
 

Chapel of the Holy Blood 2119
 

Chapel of the Holy Blood 2401
 

Chapel of the Holy Blood 2643
 

Chapel of the Holy Blood 2406
ornamental Statuary detail
 

Statuary Detail 2403, 2406
(Chapel of the Holy Blood)
 

Toy Shop 2788
 

Henri Maes Brouwery 2794
 

Henri Maes Brouwery 2798
 

Henri Maes Brouwery 2800
 

Happy Travelers 2804
 

Shopping in Bruges 1963
 

Madonna on Wall 2751
 

Perplexed Nun 2758
 

Beguinage Convent 2765
 

Madonna and Child Beguinage 2776
 

Milking Wall Relief 2881
 

Bruges Cottage 2750
 

Bruges House 2768
 

Downtown Bruges 2856
 

Downtown Bruges 2869
 

Gruuthusemuseum 2421
 

Gruuthusemuseum 2415
(Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church at right)
 

Gruuthusemuseum Courtyard 2428
 

Bruges Golden Gast house 2043
 

Golden Gast house 2449
 

Golden Gast house 2441
 

Golden Gast Arch 2049
 

Golden Gast Detail 2469
inlaid above right of arch
 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church 2746
shot from floor under arch
 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church 2013
 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church 2019
 

Gothic Tower Detail 2501
 

Madonna and Child 2023
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church
 

Arch above Madonna 2482
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church
 

Madonna and Child 2487, 2490
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church

This pair and the previous shot were taken on a different day than the first shot (2023).
I could have matched the color, but in this case I preferred to keep the ‘stormy’ character.
 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church 2813
 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church 2464
 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church Roofline 2848
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw tower in background
 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church 2734
 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church 2745
 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church 2832
17-35AFS, 17mm, f/8
 

Joannes Mucomicenes 2072

 

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Statue 2849
statue of Joannes Mucomicenes
 

Machine Art 2568
 

Machine Art 2576
 

Machine Art 2570
 

Machine Art 2574
 

Scenic Bruges
click image to open 1547 x 965 version

available in SXXL version (8334 x 5200)
a framed SXXL version is also available

Medieval Bruges
click image to open 1322 x 1220 version

available in SXXL version (8342 x 7700)
a framed XXXL version is also available

click here to visit the Framed Composites Portfolio
(the Composites from Bruges are in the Scenics section)