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The Jerusalem church has preserved its original style almost
completely, which is quite rare in Belgium. Furthermore, the church is
still privately owned. The church belonged to the Adornes family, a
family of merchants who came from Genoa in Italy to the 13th century
Bruges. Their descendants still own the Jerusalem church today.
During the 14th century one of the members of the Adornes family had a
chapel built. This prayer house was later extended and even rebuilt. The
church which resulted from these transformations was finished by 1470.
It is believed that the design was copied from the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher in Jerusalem, which some of the members of the family had
visited. The interior consists of a nave and a higher choir. In the
middle of the church is the tomb of the Anselm Adornes and his wife (Vander
Banck). Anselm died in 1483. The decoration is still quite remarkable,
divers and yet coherent. The beautiful stained glass windows date from
1482 and 1560. Behind the lower altar is a small space which suggests
the tomb of Christ.
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Our Ladys Church
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When approaching Bruges,
one can already see from afar the highest tower in the
city, the tower of Our Lady's Church. Although this
church is not the most important one on the religious
level (St Salvator's church is) it certainly attracts
most visitors because of its medieval character and the
important works of art that can be admired here.
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The Chapel of the Holy Blood
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The chapel of the Holy
Blood is actually a double chapel which can be visited
on the 'Burg' square in Bruges. It was first constructed
in the 12th century and promoted to the rank of Basilica
in 1923. One can enter the church on the first floor
where the Holy Blood is kept via the 'Steeghere' which
is a beautifully decorated façade behind which a
staircase leads to the first floor.
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The Jerusalem Church
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The Jerusalem church has
preserved its original style almost completely, which is
quite rare in Belgium. Furthermore, the church is still
privately owned. The church belonged to the Adornes
family, a family of merchants who came from Genoa in
Italy to the 13th century Bruges. Their descendants
still own the Jerusalem church today.
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