The reconstructed cloth hall and belfry are iconic monuments of the great war. The in flanders fields museum is housed in the cloth hall of ypres.
Ypres Cloth Hall Belfry Stadhuis 8 April 2018 Ypres
It was one of the largest commercial buildings of the middle ages when it served as the main market and warehouse for the flemish citys prosperous cloth industry.
Cloth hall ypres opening times. In flanders fields museum is located in the famous cloth hall called the lakenhalle in flemish in the centre of ypres ieper. The place where history culture and pleasure come together. The most important and most visited is the menin gate.
Cloth hall see 3465 traveler reviews 1035 candid photos and great deals for ieper ypres belgium at tripadvisor. In the summer our courtyard in the heart of the cloth hall is a very nice place to enjoy the atmosphere of this historical museumcafe. Lakenhallakenhalle is a large cloth hall a medieval commercial building in ypres belgium.
The visitor centre for ypres and the westhoek is located on the ground floor of the cloth hall lakenhallen on the market square grote markt in the centre of ypres ieper. But many attractions and sites in the ypres city centre also refer to wwi. We welcome you to one of ypres most impressive and hidden spots.
In flanders fields museum. Since 1998 the cloth hall has housed the famous museum in flanders fields. The entrance is to be found on the southern facade of the cloth hall.
The museum is dedicated to the first world war and focuses on the personal stories in the larger story of the conflict that partly determined world history. Even without visiting the museums you are welcome here. The cloth hall dutch.
In 1998 the original ypres salient memorial museum was refurbished and renamed in flanders fields museum. The permanent exhibition highlights the leading up to the war the invasion of belgium the first period of the war of movement the trench warfare in flanders the. There are many relics that remind of the four war years 1914 1918 to be found in the ypres region such as sites monuments cemeteries and landscapes.
During many memorial events in ypres melodies of the carillon alternate with the sound of bagpipes and trumpets referring to the innumerable british soldiers who lie in flanders fields.
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