Gruuthuse Museum, Brügge, Belgien
Gruuthuse Museum, Bruges, Belgium
In the luxurious city mansion of the Lords of Gruuthuse (15th century - complete renovation, partially in neo-gothic style, in 1883 to 1898) you will be welcomed like a medieval nobleman. The mansion contains a wide variety of objects, ranging from old weapons and a guillotine, right through to antique furniture and kitchen utensils. Some of the items are commonplace and some are uniquely bizarre, but they all shed light on life in Bruges between the 13th and 19th centuries.
Amongst the main attractions are the Hall of Honour, with its tapestries, its imposing chimney piece and its richly decorated beams: all testifying to the wealth of the Lords of Gruuthuse.
And what about the kitchen? More than 500 years old and packed with the most diverse types of eating, drinking, cooking and serving equipment: from the great copper cauldron and the cast-iron baking trays, through to all kinds of jugs, jars and bottles.
The prayer chapel gave the Lords of Gruuthuse direct access to the Church of Our Lady and now offers an excellent view of the tomb of Mary of Burgundy.
From Bruges' homepage
Der sehr gut erhaltene Stadtpalast aus dem 15. Jahrhundert der Herren von Gruuthuse zeigt eine bemerkenswerte Sammlung angewandter Kunst, mit Möbeln, Wandteppichen, Musikinstrumenten, Gemälden, Goldschmiedearbeit, Zinn, Keramik und Waffen vom 13. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert.
Von Brügges Homepage
Comments and faves
Alabamanglican, ANDI2.., bleuet / Anne-Marie, Dr Tao, and 19 other people added this photo to their favorites.
sumsel (87 months ago | reply)
so interessante Bauwerke in Brügge!
toll!
wünsche dir einen schönen Sonntag :-)
Lillnea (87 months ago | reply)
Very interesting! I like the towers :)
AnneliesW (87 months ago | reply)
Sehr schönes Gebäude und ein sehr gutes Bild davon!
Luv 2 Flickr (87 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot. Such an interesting old building and I bet a great museum to go through.
Have a great Sunday.
Rosemea MacPherson [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
Lovely!
Have a great week!
XOXOXOX
Andrew. (87 months ago | reply)
Nice shot! Thanks for the history :)
:-))<--< [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
grandios, diese Photos... das ist ja auch mal ne Reise wert
aidan67 (87 months ago | reply)
Eine traumhafte Gebaeude...
Schoen aufgenommen
Blue Silver [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
Wundervolle Backstein-Gotik. In Brügge ist sie besonders zierlich (meine ich).
Lincolnian (Brian) (87 months ago | reply)
Nice capture, interesting information as always.
R.Duran (87 months ago | reply)
Super-beautiful, no doubt
BlueEyes5 (87 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture. Have a great day
Truus (87 months ago | reply)
Wow...looks me nice to see this..
Picture This1 . (87 months ago | reply)
You have some amazing buildings there. I could spend days looking at them. Great shot here
Lynn. (87 months ago | reply)
I love this museum! It looks supernaturally tall, doesn't it?
bleuet / Anne-Marie (87 months ago | reply)
Your descriptions are so interesting. Thanks for sharing! :-)
Have a nice week
FOTOGRAFIA.Nelo.Esteves (87 months ago | reply)
Almost looks like a cool castle! Awesome perspective!
destinatio (very busy) (87 months ago | reply)
Thank you everyone for visiting and for your nice comments! :)
@As Seen Through Hazel Eyes: It was the only possible perspective, because the mansion is located in a court and is surrounded by other buildings.
@Lynn: It only seems so because of the perspective!
Jaxpix50 (87 months ago | reply)
wow amazing building.
Martin LaBar (going on hiatus) (87 months ago | reply)
Looks good at the large size, too.
Dr Tao (87 months ago | reply)
WOW! Absolutely beautiful! Love this neo-gothyc style As well - so great hystory! Well done!!
jvverde (87 months ago | reply)
Nice capture
Scott Foy (87 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!! I would love to get a look at the old weapons and the guillotine in there! Lovely shot :-)
mike nl [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
the tower looks very beautiful!
catmadogma [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
Well done, A beautiful place!!
deu49097 (87 months ago | reply)
Nicely done. I love the tree in the foreground, swooping upward. I think the kitchen would be interesting. Thank you for showing this to us with good history.
pinklassy3 (87 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot...I love the angle
Jan2eke (87 months ago | reply)
What a beatuiful interesting building!!
IrenaS (87 months ago | reply)
Wonderful building! (321)
luisa_m_c_m_cruz (87 months ago | reply)
Wonderful building
c.zwerg (87 months ago | reply)
Such an interesting building! And thanks for all the background info!
Have a wonderful week!
photofool (87 months ago | reply)
fascinating building!
Finiky (87 months ago | reply)
amazing detail... wonderful capture!
E_Journeys (87 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
JunBearcub0120 (87 months ago | reply)
This architecture should be also displayed in a museum!
Linus Gelber (87 months ago | reply)
Another glimpse into the European past - thanks, as always. The words and the pictures open up history. (123)
nailbender (87 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!!
I love this city!
isolano. (87 months ago | reply)
Beautiful building!
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Mark Veitch (87 months ago | reply)
I love historic buildings.
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faria! (87 months ago | reply)
fascinating photo and description! I love the architecture, and I wish to see the guillotine inside.
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destinatio (very busy) (87 months ago | reply)
Thank you again everyone for your nice comments!
@scofo and @Faria - photographs aren't allowed inside. But I can show you a guillotine in my forthcoming Genth series.
RobertFrancis (87 months ago | reply)
Loved Brügge when I was there, missed this treasure. Thanks for all the info.
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Mike Pedroncelli (87 months ago | reply)
Makes me want to visit Bruges.
N. Mexico (87 months ago | reply)
Looks like a nice place to live!
stick-figure [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
zu schade, dass du nicht den inhalt dieses Gebäudes fotografieren konntest! Mich hätten vor allem die Musikinstrumente, Goldschmiedarbeiten und Waffen interessiert! Von außen sieht das Gebäude ja schon mal sehr interessant aus
destinatio (very busy) (87 months ago | reply)
Thank you very much, Robert and Mike and N.Mexico! :)
@Micha - innen durfte man nicht fotografieren, aber ich schau mal auf meiner Festplatte nach. Und wenn wir uns mal wieder treffen, ich habe eine gut bebilderte Beschreibung! :)
*shana (86 months ago | reply)
Very nice image,the tower looks very beautiful!
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richardr (86 months ago | reply)
Yes, hopefully I'll go to Bruges one day and see it.
destinatio (very busy) (86 months ago | reply)
I would be really glad for you! But take more than one day for it (we had only one day).
Automania (86 months ago | reply)
Cool perspective here. 123h