Greffe civil, Brugge, Belgium (UNESCO WHS)
Bruges (Dutch: Brugge) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country.
The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is egg-shaped and about 430 hectares in size. The area of the whole city amounts to more than 13,840 hectares, including 193.7 hectares off the coast, at Zeebrugge ("Seabruges" in literal translation). The city's total population is 117,073 (1 January 2008), of which around 20,000 live in the historic centre. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 616 km² and has a total of 255,844 inhabitants as of 1 January 2008.
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. At one time it was the "chief commercial city" of the world. Bruges is also home to the College of Europe.
Bruges has most of its medieval architecture intact. The historic centre of Bruges has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
布鲁日(荷兰语:Brugge)位于比利时西北部,是西佛兰德省的首府和最大的城市,人口117,224(2006年)。
布鲁日历史中心是典型的中世纪古城,保存着大量数世纪前的建筑。早期哥特式建筑已经成为城市特色的一个部分。作为以前欧洲的重要贸易中心和文化中心,布鲁日和世界上其他地方有文化上的联系,比如布鲁日与佛兰芒原始绘画流派(Flemish Primitives)有着密切的关系。2000年被列入世界文化遗产。
(Ancien Greffe Civil),建于1534~1537年,文艺复兴风格的建筑。
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