St. James's Church

Bruges, Belgium

St. James's Church was originally built around 1240, but considerably expanded in 1459 to match the rising affluence of Bruges, and was patronized by the Duke of Burgundy. In the late 17th and early 18th century the church's interior was remodeled in its present Baroque style.

References:

Wikipedia

Religious sites in Belgium

Address

Sint-Jakobsplein 1, Bruges, Belgium

See all sites in Bruges

Details

Founded: 1240
Category: Religious sites in Belgium

More Information

en.wikipedia.org
bezoekers.brugge.be

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Gravensteen (38,8 km)
St Michael's Church (39 km)
Kortrijk City Hall (42,6 km)
Ypres Cloth Hall (46,3 km)
Middelburg Abbey Church (42,2 km)
Ghent City Museum (39,2 km)
Kortrijk Belfry (42,7 km)
Church of Our Lady (42,5 km)
Saint Peter and Paul Church (21 km)

User Reviews

Dirk Jan Giskes (3 years ago)
This church is along St.Jacques trail to Compostella

Georges Younes (4 years ago)
Sint-Jakobskerk, AKA St James Church, is a beautiful Catholic church that was originally built in the thirteenth century. It was expanded in the fifteenth century and remodeled a couple of hundred years later. There is an impressive collection of paintings and painted glass windows that makes an extended trip inside the church essential.

Kurt Lust (5 years ago)
You'll find an amazing amount of old paintings in this church.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Historical Gems of Costa Verde

Photo from Flickr, copyright Andy Hay

Historic Site of the week

Argos Theater

The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.

The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.