# Church of St. James

Bruges, Belgium

A Gothic parish church begun around 1240 and greatly enlarged in 1459 as Bruges grew rich, patronised by the Dukes of Burgundy. Its medieval shell now holds a sumptuous Baroque interior added in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

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Coordinates: 51.210576, 3.220622

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