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Provincial Court

  • Dutch: Provinciaal Hof
  • Also Known As: Waterhalle Site
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

The Provincial Court, a Gothic Revival building on the Grote Markt in Bruges, was the former seat of the provincial government of West Flanders. The structure is decorated with sculptures by Hendrik Pickery and his son Gustaaf Pickery, stained glass windows by Jules Dobbelaere and chandeliers by Edward De Vooght. The Provincial Council Chamber features ten statues by Hendrik Pickery. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1294/00/00 The Waterhalle (lost) is completed on the east side of the Grote Markt in Bruges, Belgium. Boats can unload at the 95 meter long building and store goods on the upper floors.
1787/00/00 The Waterhalle is demolished. The materials will be used for the building of barracks on the site of the Carthusian monastery on the Langestraat. Columns from the Waterhalle are preserved in the Arentshof on the Dijver.
1887/00/00 Louis Delacenserie Architect Design by Louis Delacenserie and Rene Buyck, construction begins on the Provincial Court building in Bruges.
1892/00/00 Rene Aime Buyck Architect The Provincial Court opens in Bruges. The public building was design in the Gothic Revival style by Louis Delacenserie and Rene Buyck. The post office opened in 1891.
1920/00/00 The Provincial Court building is completed in Bruges, Belgium.

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