Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk

Our Lady of Bruges
The Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium, dates mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Its tower, at 377 ft in height, remains the tallest structure in the city and the second tallest brickwork tower in the world (the tallest being the St. Martin's Church in Landshut, Germany) The altarpiece of the large chapel in the southern aisle enshrines the most celebrated art treasure of the church—a white marble sculpture of the Madonna and Child created by Michelangelo around 1504. Probably meant originally for Siena Cathedral, it was purchased in Italy by two Brugean merchants, the brothers Jan and Alexander Mouscron, and in 1514 donated to its present home. The sculpture was twice recovered after being looted by foreign occupiers—French revolutionaries c. 1794 and Nazi Germans in 1944. Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country. The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as The Venice of the North. Bruges has a significant economic importance thanks to its port and was once one of the world's chief commercial cities. Bruges is well known as the seat of the College of Europe, a university institute for European studies. #LIFEATEXPEDIA #TRAVEL #HILLBILLYINPARIS #BRUGES
The Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium, dates mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Its tower, at 377 ft in height, remains the tallest structure in the city and the second tallest brickwork tower in the world (the tallest being the St. Martin's Church in Landshut, Germany) The altarpiece of the large chapel in the southern aisle enshrines the most celebrated art treasure of the church—a white marble sculpture of the Madonna and Child created by Michelangelo around 1504. Probably meant originally for Siena Cathedral, it was purchased in Italy by two Brugean merchants, the brothers Jan and Alexander Mouscron, and in 1514 donated to its present home. The sculpture was twice recovered after being looted by foreign occupiers—French revolutionaries c. 1794 and Nazi Germans in 1944. Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country. The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as The Venice of the North. Bruges has a significant economic importance thanks to its port and was once one of the world's chief commercial cities. Bruges is well known as the seat of the College of Europe, a university institute for European studies. #LIFEATEXPEDIA #TRAVEL #HILLBILLYINPARIS #BRUGES
A lovely scene, with the well lit Church and the peaceful water of the canal.
The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of Mary with the Child Jesus. Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject, which tended to feature a pious Virgin smiling down on an infant held in her arms. Instead, Jesus stands upright, almost unsupported, only loosely restrained by Mary's left hand, and appears to be about to step away from his mother. Meanwhile, Mary does not cling to her son or even look at him, but gazes down and away. It is believed the work was originally intended for an altar piece. If this is so, then it would have been displayed facing slightly to the right and looking down. The early 16th-century sculpture also displays the High Renaissance Pyramid style frequently seen in the works of Leonardo da Vinci during the late 1400s. Madonna and Child shares certain similarities with Michelangelo's Pietà, which was completed shortly before – mainly, the chiaroscuro effect and movement of the drapery. The long, oval face of Mary is also reminiscent of the Pietà. The work is also notable in that it was the only sculpture by Michelangelo to leave Italy during his lifetime. It was bought by Giovanni and Alessandro Moscheroni (Mouscron), from a family of wealthy cloth merchants in Bruges, then one of the leading commercial cities in Europe. The sculpture was sold for 4,000 florins. The sculpture was removed twice from Belgium after its initial arrival. The first was in 1794, after French Revolutionaries had conquered the Austrian Netherlands during the French Revolutionary Wars; the citizens of Bruges were ordered to ship it and several other valuable works of art to Paris. It was returned after Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo in 1815. The second removal was in 1944, during World War II, with the retreat of German soldiers, who smuggled the sculpture to Germany enveloped in mattresses in a Red Cross truck.[1] It was discovered a year later in Altaussee/Austria within a salt mine and again returned. It now sits in the Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium. This is part of the fact-based movie The Monuments Men. The Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium, dates mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country. The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as The Venice of the North. Bruges has a significant economic importance thanks to its port and was once one of the world's chief commercial cities. Bruges is well known as the seat of the College of Europe, a university institute for European studies. #LIFEATEXPEDIA #TRAVEL #HILLBILLYINPARIS #BRUGES

Browse tours and tickets to explore Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk

Tours & daguitstapjes

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Dagtrip Brugge vanuit Amsterdam

Dagtrip Brugge vanuit Amsterdam

De activiteit duurt 12 uur
8.0 van 10 met 8 beoordelingen
Gratis annulering mogelijk
De prijs is € 69 per volwassene
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Privé- & gepersonaliseerde tours

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Van Brugge naar Damme: Elektrische scooter privétour

Van Brugge naar Damme: Elektrische scooter privétour

De activiteit duurt 2 uur
9.6 van 10 met 49 beoordelingen
Gratis annulering mogelijk
De prijs is € 40 per volwassene
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Eten, drinken & uitgaan

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Brugge: De Bierbelevenis Museumentree met audiogids

Brugge: De Bierbelevenis Museumentree met audiogids

8.8 van 10 met 6 beoordelingen
Gratis annulering mogelijk
De prijs is € 14 per volwassene
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Avontuur & buiten

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Brugge: Retro fietstour met gids langs hoogtepunten en verborgen juweeltjes

Brugge: Retro fietstour met gids langs hoogtepunten en verborgen juweeltjes

De activiteit duurt 2 uur en 30 minuten
10.0 van 10 met 69 beoordelingen
Gratis annulering mogelijk
De prijs is € 45 per volwassene
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Attracties

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Inkomticket voor het Salvador Dali museum, Belfort, Markt 7, 8000 Brugge

Inkomticket voor het Salvador Dali museum, Belfort, Markt 7, 8000 Brugge

De activiteit duurt 2 uur
8.4 van 10 met 28 beoordelingen
Gratis annulering mogelijk
De prijs is € 10 per volwassene
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Populaire plekken om te bezoeken

Groeningemuseum inclusief straten, historische architectuur en een stad

Groeningemuseum

4/5(17 beoordelingen)

Zes eeuwen aan Belgische en Vlaamse kunst worden tentoongesteld in een van de belangrijkste galerieën van het land.

Groeningemuseum
In the shopping streets of Bruges, walking towards the Sint Salvatorskathedraal #LifeatExpedia #Brugge #Citytrip #oldcities

Sint-Salvatorskathedraal

Nadat je Sint-Salvatorskathedraal hebt bezocht, kun je in de omgeving van Brugge nog veel meer bezienswaardigheden en attracties ontdekken. Ontdek de fascinerende musea of ga op een lokale tour in deze omgeving.

Sint-Salvatorskathedraal
The brewery tour at De Halve Mann was great. Really informative and fun. View from the rooftop of the brewery!

Brouwerij De Halve Maan

Je kunt meer te weten komen over de geschiedenis van Brugge met een uitstapje naar Brouwerij De Halve Maan. Ga in dit romantische gebied op vakantie om de geweldige restaurants en de fascinerende musea te ontdekken.

Brouwerij De Halve Maan

Archeologiemuseum

Op vakantie in Brugge kun je de tentoonstellingen in Archeologiemuseum, een museum met een uniek verhaal, bekijken. Sla tijdens je vakantie de winkels en de levendige brouwerijen in deze gezinsvriendelijke omgeving zeker niet over!

Archeologiemuseum

Apotheek

Je kunt meer te weten komen over de geschiedenis van Brugge als je een bezoek brengt aan Apotheek. Maak in je reisplannen zeker ruimte voor de winkels of de prachtige kathedraal.

Apotheek

Hof Arents

Je kunt meer te weten komen over de geschiedenis van Brugge met een bezoek aan Hof Arents. Bezoek de prachtige kathedraal in de omgeving of ga hier lekker op een lokale tour.

Hof Arents

Beste hotelaanbiedingen in Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk

Martin's Brugge

Martin's Brugge

3.5 out of 5
Oude Burg 5 Bruges
Martin's Brugge
Boutique Hotel Sablon by CW Hotel Collection

Boutique Hotel Sablon by CW Hotel Collection

4 out of 5
Kopstraat 10 Bruges
Boutique Hotel Sablon by CW Hotel Collection
Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges

Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges

4 out of 5
Hoogstraat 6 Bruges
Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges
Novotel Brugge Centrum

Novotel Brugge Centrum

4 out of 5
Katelijnestraat 65b Bruges
Novotel Brugge Centrum
Canal View Hotel Ter Brughe by CW Hotel Collection

Canal View Hotel Ter Brughe by CW Hotel Collection

4 out of 5
Oost-Gistelhof 2 Bruges
Canal View Hotel Ter Brughe by CW Hotel Collection
ibis budget Brugge Centrum Station

ibis budget Brugge Centrum Station

1 out of 5
Marie Popelinplantsoen 4 Bruges
ibis budget Brugge Centrum Station
Martin's Relais

Martin's Relais

4 out of 5
Genthof 4 Bruges
Martin's Relais
Dukes’ Academie – by Dukes’ Hotel Collection

Dukes’ Academie – by Dukes’ Hotel Collection

4 out of 5
Wijngaardstraat 7-9 Bruges
Dukes’ Academie – by Dukes’ Hotel Collection
Grand Hotel Normandy by CW Hotel Collection

Grand Hotel Normandy by CW Hotel Collection

4 out of 5
Hoefijzerlaan 37 Bruges
Grand Hotel Normandy by CW Hotel Collection
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