Bruges, Belgium

Jan van Eyck Square

Jan van Eyck Square, Bruges

A square in the old merchant quarter of Bruges, once the city's bustling harbour and toll point. Laid out after 1787 over a covered canal, it was named in 1844 for the painter Jan van Eyck, whose statue rose here in 1878.

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Location

Coordinates: 51.211584, 3.225831

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