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locations of the film
In Bruges
Markt / Belfort / BreIdelstraat
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TheMarketSquare is thebeatingheartof thecitywherethemainarterialroads join together. It isdominatedbytheBelfrytowerwithitsaltitudeof83m.Climbingthe366stepsofthewindingstaircaseisachallenge:whenyoureachthetop,youarerewardedwithanamazingview.Onthesecondstoreyistheformermedievaltreasure-room,todayamuseum.TheBelfry’scarillon(47bellswithatotalweightof27tons)isoneofthefinestintheworld.
→Director Martin McDonagh preps a chase scene with Ken (Brendan Gleeson) and Harry (Ralph Fiennes) in the beautiful Market Square
privatelocations:01terraceofrestaurantDeBeurze,02LaSirèned’Orand03Bistro‘tZwartHuys
Burg square and BasIlIca of the holy Blood2
TheBurgsquareisthecradleofBruges.Here,Flanders’firstCountBaldwinIbuiltafortressinthe9thcentury.OntherighthandsideoftheGothicCityHall(14thcentury)istheBasilicaoftheHolyBlood.Itisadoublechapel,withtheromanSaintBasil’sChapel(12thcentury)onthegroundfloorandtheGothicbasilicaupstairs(19thcentury).TherelicoftheHolyBloodiskeptintheupperchapelandisveneratedweeklyonFriday.EveryyearonAscensionDay, therelic isworshipped inBrugesstreetsduring theProcessionoftheHolyBlood. →Ray (Colin Farrell) lapses into a daydream while sitting on a bench in Bruges’ lively Burg Square, while Ken surveys the religious artifacts at the Basilica of the Holy Blood
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Inner court gruuthuse3
ThisformerpalaceoftheLordsofGruuthuse(15thcentury)wasconvertedintoamuseumin1955.Thefurniture,kitchenequipment,silverware,tapestries,lace,ceramics,glassware,weaponry,musicalandmeasuringinstruments,etc.provideagoodpictureofeverydaylifeledbytheformerinhabitantsandbourgeoisieinthepast.Othereye-catchersarethebeautifultapestries,the500-yearoldkitchenandtheuniqueprayingchapel.IntheinnercourtyouhaveasplendidviewontheChurchofOurLady.
privatelocation:05restaurantCafedraal
groenInge MuseuM4
ThismuseumisamustforeveryartlovervisitingBruges.ItoffersafinesurveyofDutchandBelgianpaintings(15th-20thcentury).Themasterpiecesbytheso-called‘FlemishPrimitives’(i.e.JanvanEyck,HansMemling)arewithoutadoubtthehighlightsofthismuseum.Quiteremarkableaswellistheuni-quecollectionofworksbyFlemishexpressionists.HereyoucanalsoadmireHiëronymusBosch’s“LastJudgement”. →Ken and Ray search for deeper meaning amongst the medieval artwork at the Groeninge Museum
fIsh Market5
Inthisuniqueconstruction,datingfromtheperiodofDutchrule(1815-1830),freshfishissoldfromTuesdaytoSaturday.TheNorthSeaisonly10milesfromBruges.
arentshof / knIghts of the apocalypse / BonIfacIus BrIdge6
AtHofArents,youcanseethestatuegroup‘KnightsoftheApocalypse’(RikPoot,1987),anallegoricrepresentationoftheearthlyhorrors(death,war,hungerandrevolution).ThenearbyBonifaciusbridgeprovidesanidealsettingforromanticphotographs.
groene reI / steenhouwersdIjk / peerdenstraat 7
InthispicturesquecornerofBrugesyouwillfindalmshouseDePelikaan,foundedatthebeginningof1700fortheelderlyandwidows.Opposite,ontheothersideofthecanal,youseetheromanticpavilion(19thcentury)inthegardenoftheVanZuylenhouse.
privatelocations:06B&BNumber11and07HotelDieSwaene
rozenhoedkaaI / huIdenvetterspleIn / ’t pandreItje8
Withoutadoubt,themostphotographedspotinBruges.‘Rozenhoedkaai’referstothenumerousstallsofrosariesthatweresetuphere.AtthenearbyHuidenvettersplein,youseethe17th-centuryTanners’House. →While Ray prefers the Bruges nightlife, Ken felt a ride on the historic canal Rozenhoedkaai, was a must-see
privatelocation:08RelaisBourgondischCruyce walpleIn9
OnthissquareyouwillfindtheBrewery“DeHalveMaan”,theonlyremaininghomebreweryofthecity,foundedin1546.Thebeer‘BrugseZot’isbrewnhere,afull-flavouredtop-fermentedbeer.Thebronzehorsecarriageonthesquare(JefClaerhout1982),pulledbythewingedhorsePegasus,drivenbytheGreekGodPrometheuscarryingLedaandZeusinthebackisanodetothemanycoachmentakingtouristsaroundthecityeveryday.
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verversdIjk / spInolareI10
Numerousclothdyers,whocolouredtheFlemishcloth,usedtolivealongthiscanalandinthearea.ThedyeswereimportedfromdifferentpartsofEurope.
jerusaleM church11
Thechurchwasbuiltinthe15thcenturyaccordingtotheplansoftheHolySepulchreinJerusalem.NottobemissedarethepreciousstainedglasswindowsandthemausoleumsofthechurchfoundersAnselmAdornesandhisspouse. →Determined to take in all the sights, Ken climbs the stairs to view the relic on display at the Jerusalem Church
jan van eyckpleIn12
DuringtheflourishingMiddleAges,thissquareservedasaninlandportwheretollwasleviedonthegoodsbroughtinbyshipfromBrugesouterports.HereyoucanalsoadmirethestatueofJanVanEyck,thefamous15th-centuryFlemishpainter. →Ken and Ray talk shop while relaxing in Jan Van Eyckplein
BotanIcal garden ‘astrIdpark’13
ThisMunicipalParkwaslaidoutin1850ontheformerlandoftheMonasteryoftheFriarMinor(Fran-ciscans).In1935theparkwasnamedafterqueenAstridwhodiedtragically,buttheparkisreferredtobythelocalsasthe‘BotaniekenHof’(BotanicalGarden). →Ray and Ken face off near the children’s playground at the botanical garden ‘Astridpark’
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Thisveryromanticsiteusedtobetheinlandportandlandingstageforbarges,whichprovidedare-gulartransportservicebetweenBrugesandGhent.Thelittlebuildinghousesasluice-systemfrom1519thatregulatesthewaterlevelinthetown.
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TheBeguinagewasfoundedin1245.Nowadays,itisnolongerinhabitedbybeguines,butbyBenedic-tinenuns.ThetypicalBeguine’sHouseillustrateshowtheinhabitantsusedtolive.
verantwoordelijkuitgever:DieterDewulf,postbus744,B-8000Brugge|redactie:CityFilmOfficeBrugge|fotografie©JaapBuitendijk,2007FocusFeaturesLLC|plan©JohanMahieu|vormgeving:BrunoGouwy
Market square
Burg square
Inner Court Gruuthuse
Groeninge museum
Groene Rei
Rozenhoedkaai
Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce
Jerusalem Church
Jan Van Eyckplein
Botanical garden ‘Astridpark’
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